Polar Impact Exhibit - Qulliq

• Author(s) / Creator(s)

  • CCI

• In traditional Inuit culture, a 'qulliq' -- an oil lamp for burning seal blubber -- serves as a light, a stove, and a gathering place. The 'qulliq' displayed in this exhibit is much larger than most and would have accommodated a significant group. The surface of the lamp is encrusted with solidified blubber, indicating previous use.

• Date created

  2012-05-21

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Display item, Poalr Impact Exhibit 2010
  • Anthropology Collection, UofA Museums
  • Qulliq-Date unknown (collected 1968)
  • Arctic Canada

• Type of Item

  Image

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/R34T6F88G

• License

  Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 International