Tranlamp


Tranlamp
Tranlamp
Raymond Eric Clock (Contributor)
Dawn Randazzo (Contributor)
John F.C. Johnson (Contributor)
Vincent Evans (Contributor)
Brandon Moonin (Contributor)
Brandon Moonin: Naniq - Seal Oil Lamp in Sugt'stun

Raymond Eric Clock:  Seal oil and moss can be used to light the lamp.

Vincent Evans: moss from spruce trees.

Brandon Moonin: The wick can also be made from dried grass.

John Johnson: Lamp can be used when hunting. You can start a fire in them by rubbing two sticks together.

Raymond Eric Clock: Small lamps for hunting trips. I have a friend who is a hunting guide for goat and he gets stuck in the mountains sometimes and you don’t want to climb down in the dark. He will put a blanket on top of himself and a lamp between his legs to keep him warm to survive the night but would wake up with a black face from the smoke.

Dawn Randazzo:  In the World Eskimo Indian Olympics the seal oil lamp is watched by an elder to make sure that it doesn’t go out.
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1881 – 1883
Stone
IV A 6664
Present
Sanradna (Cook Inlet) (Related)