Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Bruce Summerville (of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); purchased by MAI from Bruce Summerville in 1950.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Inuit [Ungava/Ungavamiut]
- Previous owner
- Bruce Summerville, Non-Indian
- Seller
- Bruce Summerville, Non-Indian
- Object Name
- Lamp wick trimmer
- Media/Materials
- Steatite/soapstone
- Techniques
- Carved, incised
- Object Type
- Furnishings (Home)
