1050 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1896. 



Stonk i,AMr. Worked from tufiiceons rock; very mncb disintegrated. Sluipe that 

 of a sadiron ; bottom flat, rounding toward vertical sides. The reservoir is 

 oval and shallow; the sides rise to uniform height all around it. The point 

 where the wick has been laid is not sjiecially worked for the purpose. This 

 lamp bears no resemblance to those collected by E. W. Nelson in Norton Sound. 

 In general a|)pearance it more nearly resembles some varieties of the Kodiak 

 lamp, and the narrow lip increases the resemblance. There are two lamps in 

 the United States National Museum from the peninsula lying between Norton 

 and Kotzebue sounds for comparison, which show that its alitiliations are with 

 those of Kodiak and the Alaskan Peninsula. Length, 11| inches; greatest width, 

 6^ inches; height, 2 inches. Eskimo, St. Michaels, Norton Sound, Alaska. 

 Collected by L. M. Turner. 30761. I'late 13, lig. 3. 



Small lamp. Formed of concretion of gray, shaly rock, of natural shape, not 

 worked in any way. It is oval in shape and on one side there is evidence of the 

 charring of the wick. This lamp was probably carried by hunters. Length, 

 3i inches; width, 2.^ inches; height, f inch. Eskimo, St. Michaels, Norton 

 Sound, Alaska. Collected by E. W. Nelson. 43470. Plate 13, fig. 4. 



THE LAMPS OF ST. LAWRENCE ISLAND. 



These lamps are of pottery, skillfully made a.ii{l baked. The lamps 

 with two wick edges are unique, and altogether the utensil in this local- 

 ity and has assumed several curious forms. The bridged lamp of North 

 Greenland is here repeated, but with various modifications, and are 

 connected with Asia by the Siberian example. (See plate 17.) 



The pottery lamp rests and drip catchers are uni(]ue. One of the 

 rests in the collection is a whale's vertebra, with the spinous processes 

 hacked off. 



The drying frame does not exist. Its place is taken by pegs driven 

 in the earth walls of the house. 



The shape of the St. Lawrence Island lamp seems to have followed 

 that of the wooden platters. 



Earthenware lamp. Made of clay, mixed with angular rock fragnaents, strong 

 and well burnt. In shape it is the most divergent lamp in the collection. 

 Viewed from above its outline is oblate, having a square projection from one 

 side separated from the main reservoir by a low ridge. This lamp inclines 

 slightly toward the wick edge. The wick edge curves gently, while in front of 

 it is a low bridge with ends slanting down to the floor of the lamp, allowing a 

 narrow space for the oil to flow around to the wick. The purpose of the rear 

 projection and cavity is conjectural. It would seem very convenient for grasp- 

 ing the lighted lamp if it were desired to carry it. This lamp could be carried 

 lighted, as the bridge would prevent the wash of the oil against the wick. This 

 ma^'^ be one of the functions of the bridge. This lamp is sujiplied with a wooden 

 dish in which it rests. Width, of inches; length, 6^ inches; height at rear, 1,",; 

 inches; at front. If inches. Eskimo, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. Collected by 

 E. W. Nelson. 63543. Plate 14, figs. 1, 2, and 3. 



Lamp. Pottery lamp, oblong, with rounded corners. Slanting bridges on either 

 side springing from angle formed by side and floor. These bridges arc divided 

 by a central cleft into two equal portions. Length, 11 inches ; width, 9i inches; 

 height, 2^ inches. Eskimo, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. Collected by E. W. 

 Nelson. 63570. Plate 15, fig, 1. 



Lamp. Made of coarse pottery, oblong in shape. This lamp has continuous bridges 

 on either side; that is, not cleft or pierced, but open around their ends for the 



