seal oil
Arctic lamp fuel
Seal oil is oil rendered from the fat of seals, used traditionally by Arctic peoples for food, fuel, and waterproofing.
It remains a dietary staple in some Indigenous communities, valued for its high omega-3 content.
The lamp burned seal oil through the long winter nights.
- blubberMarine mammal fat
- animal fatLipids from fauna
- marineRelating to the sea
- InuitArctic indigenous people
- traditional useCustomary method of employing
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- animal productswool, leather, hide, pelt, fur
- animal fatslard, tallow, suet, schmaltz, ghee
- Native Foodspemmican, wild rice, bison, venison, three sisters
- traditional foodspemmican, bannock, jerky, dried fish, smoked fish
- akutaq ingredientswhale blubber, berries, salmonberries, crowberries, blueberries
- Alaska NativesAleut, Unangan, Athabaskan, Athabascan, Haida
source/origin
seal oilpetroleum
Natural underground hydrocarbon liquid
crude oil · mineral oil · synthetic oil · refined oil · vegetable oil
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