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Four Indian Figures

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Date:

n.d.

Reference:

R9266

Type of material:

Art

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Item ID number:

2838544

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Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana at the National Archives of Canada

Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana, 2002 Acquisition

Four Indian Figures
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Date(s):

n.d.

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Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 watercolour / aquarelle : watercolour over pencil on buff paper
Image 27.500 x 41.500 cm
Secondary support 38.000 x 56.100 cm

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no language

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Subject depicts four Mi'kmaq Indians. A male figure is on the far left, facing the viewer, his arms crossed in front of his chest. He is wearing a black hat with a feather on one side; around his waist is a sash with something (a pouch?) hanging from it. A woman stands next to him with her back to the viewer. She is carrying a baby; the baby is strapped into a type of baby basket which is attached to the woman's head. Next to her is another woman; this woman is depicted in profile. She is wearing a skirt, top and hat. She is holding a fish in her left hand. On the far right is a male figure. He is shown in profile, looking away from the other figures. In his right hand he holds a the top of a rifle; the butt of the rifle is resting on the ground. The man is wearing a red hat and is holding a bag on his back., Note: the figure on the left is the same as one in figure group reproduced in etching entitled "Indiani dei dintorni di Quebec (giusta i designi della Raccolta di A. Vuttermare). See P2039, Winkworth Collection. N.-M.-A. VAttermare (1796-1864) visited Quebec province in 1840-41 and again later in the 1840s as a promoter of cultural exchange with Europe., Item has some surface dirt and has a fold along the upper margin. Item is hinged toa secondary support and has a window mat.
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Artist: Unknown

Artist: Vattermare, N.-M.-A. 1796-1864, attributed to
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Sotheby's inventory no W101.

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Inscription: in pencil, recto, l.r. (recent) Mic Mac Indians Pair A / 350
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Québec

Indian

Costume
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Private

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00472
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[Consultation90 Open]
No restriction on access or on use for publication or reproduction.

Item no. assigned by LAC [R9266] 472

[Consultation 90 Open]

Copy negative [00472] C-150290

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. R9266-472 Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana
Copyright: Expired

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