THE LAMP OF THE ESKIMO. 1049 



Lamp. Rude lamp of soapstone, wliicli owes its irregular shape to the original piece 

 of stoue from which it was excavated. Length, 6f inches; width, SMnches; 

 height, li inches. Eskimo, Point Barrow, Alaska. Collected by Lieut. P. H. 

 Ray, U. S. A. 89882. Plate 11, fig. 3. 



THE LAMPS OF KOTZEBUE SOUND. 



The description of the lamps from Kotzebue Sound must he based 

 upon two small specimens in tlie United States National Museum. 

 These lamps have the shape of a clam shell, having the length and 

 width nearly equal, exactly so in one specimen. A lamp from the 

 Nathan Joseph collection in the (lolden Gate Park Museum in San 

 Francisco is of this type, and is undoubtedly from the Kotzebue region. 

 (See plate 12, fig. 3.) The length is lOf inches and the width, 9^ inches. 

 The material is clay slate.' One of the lamps in the Field Columbian 

 Museum is made of wood." 



TRAyp:LiNG LAMP. Of soapstone; ovate triangular in outline, all corners being 

 rounded for comfort in carrying. Bottom and lloor of reservoir Hat. Lamp does 

 not incline. Walls of side slanting to reservoir lloor. Wick edge bowed more 

 than usual. Length, Q^ inches; width, 5 inches; height, It' inches. Hotham 

 Inlet, Kotzebue Sound, Alaska. Collected by E. W. Nelson. 64223. Plate 12, 

 fig. 1. 



Lamp. Small model in soapstone of the typical semilunar shajie of the Eskimo lamp 

 from Greenland to Norton Bay. Length, lij inches; width, 2^ inches; height, 

 i inch. Eskimo, Cai)e Darby, Norton Bay, Alaska. Collected by E. W. Nelson. 

 48138. Plate 12, lig. 2. 



THE LAMPS OF NORTON SOUND. 



The lamps from the northern shore of Norton Sound are of the Kot- 

 zebue ty])e, flat and with the outline of the clam shell. 



The lam]) from St. Michaels on the south shore seems to anticipate the 

 sadiron lamp of the Alaskan Peninsula. It must be borne in mind 

 that St. Michaels is the great emporium of this region, and si)ecimens 

 drift in there from many different localities. 



Lamp. Shallow lamp of sandstone of the shape of the small lamp 44338, well made 

 and evidently having seen long service. The wick edge is nearly straight; the 

 corners rounded by use. This lamp is the Kotzebue type, which is extremely 

 simple. Length of wick edge, 8 inches; width, 6i inches; heighth, 1^ inches. 

 Eskimo, Norton Sound, Alaska. Collected by E. W. Nelson. 49110. Plate 

 13, fig. 1. 



Small lamp. Small semilunar lamp, excavated from soapstone, with slanting walls 

 and slightly curved bottom. The lamp is very shallow and the wick edge 

 straight. It was probably used by hunters or travelers in the summer. Length, 

 3i inches; width, 4| inches; height, i inch. Eskimo, Norton Sound, Alaska. 

 Collected by E. W. Nelson. 44338. Plate 13, fig. 2. 



' Outlines and sections of all the lamps in the San Francisco Museum were furnished 

 through the kindness of the curator, Charles P. Wilcomb. 



-Several Kotzebue lamps are in the Field Columbian Museum at Chicago. One of 

 these, a small oval lamp with divided bridge is interesting in relation to the distri- 

 bution of this feature. Through the kindness of Dr. George A. Dorsey a jihotograph 

 of these lamps was secured which unfortunately came too late for insertion in this 

 work. 



