Qulliq
Set of cooking vessels: a semicircular oil lamp (qullinnguaq), two rectangular cooking pots (ukkusinnguaq), a round bucket (qattannguaq), a triangular container (?) used to collect the oil oozing under the lamp and 4 legs (caribou antler) for a base (missing) used to raise and hold the qulliq in position.
- Accession Number 2022.18.187.1-9
- Period 20th century
- Materials antlers, caribou, stone, soapstone, tendon, caribou
- Measurements 7 x 3 x 3,3 cm
Historical context
Shown here are scale models of five soapstone vessels used for qulliq, the traditional seal oil lamp. These include a small semicircular oil lamp (qullinnguaq), a small rectangular pot (ukkusinnguaq) with a thick top rim, and another puristic pot with hanging ropes. Also of note are a small round bucket (qattannguaq) also fitted with a suspension rope made of sinew, a triangular container used to collect the oil oozing under the lamp and ...
- Accession Number 2022.18.187.1-9
- Period 20th century
- Materials antlers, caribou, stone, soapstone, tendon, caribou
- Measurements 7 x 3 x 3,3 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, Michel Noël Collection, 2022.018.187.1-9
Photo by Victor Diaz Lamich
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