What do you think this was used for?

Who would have used it?

Where do you think it was made?

Answers:

What do you think this was used for? Where do you think it was made?

This object is the base of an oil lamp carved from wood. It was made by a modern Alaskan indigenous craftsman in the late 1950s.

Who would have used it?

This piece could have been used by anyone seeking warmth or light in the long Northern winters, and also as a decorative piece. This artifact was donated to the Karshner Center in 1962.

For more information, visit:

• This artifact in the Karshner Digital Collections
• Artifact Worksheets you can use in your classroom or for homeschool
• Alaska Kids Corner: Traditional Arts
• Alaska Native Peoples
• A Brief History of Lighting

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