MINIATURE & LARGE
ESKIMO OIL LAMPS
ALASKA
PRIVATE COLLECTION
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     The size difference is obvious, the little speck

inside the large oil lamp is a miniature version of

the large one. Eskimo oil lamps were made in a

wide range of different shapes. The two lamps

shown here are the same type. The larger lamp
would have been used to warm food and warm

the inside of a house. The smaller version is an

Eskimo child's toy lamp. Both lamps are made of

steatite. The small lamp measures 1 3/8 inches
(3.5 cm) long and the larger lamp measures 21

inches (53.3 cm) long.

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