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SKU: 260213-01

19th Century Eskimo Wood Oil Bowl

$1,450.00

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19th Century
Size 2.5" H x 7.875" L x 6" W Hand Carved Bowl with Sticky Pitch Still Intact In Good Condition with light wear as pictured An Eskimo oil bowl, often referred to as a grease bowl or qulliq, is a traditional artifact primarily associated with Inuit and Yupik cultures of the Arctic, particularly in Alaska and northern Canada. These bowls were historically used to hold seal oil or other animal fats, which served as both a food source and fuel for lamps. Eskimo oil bowls were typically carved from wood, stone, or bone and used to store seal oil for dipping fish or other foods during meals. They were also integral to daily life as oil lamps (qulliq) for heating, lighting, and cooking, especially in harsh Arctic environments. The qulliq, a stone or soapstone bowl, would hold oil with a wick made of moss or animal fat to sustain a flame. These were essential for survival, dating back to Paleo-Eskimo communities as early as the Norton tradition (around 3,000 years ago).

Condition: Very Good

Tribe: Eskimo - Inuit - Yup'ik

Year Range: 1850 - 1875

Region: Pacific Northwest - and Alaska

Dimensions: 2.5 in7.88 in6 in

Category: Boxes - Bowls -Paddles - Rattles - Wood Carvings

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