[Inuit women, on left is Nivisinaaq, wearing beaded amautiit on board whaling schooner Era]
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[Inuit women, on left is Nivisinaaq, wearing beaded amautiit on board whaling schooner Era]
Date:[between 1897-1905].Reference:R16136-2-2-E, Box number: 3604Item no. (creator):63.1767.4, photo 47Type of material:PhotographsFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:4518346Date(s):[between 1897-1905].Place:Hudson Bay (Kangiqsualuk ilua):Place of creation:NunavutExtent:1 photograph : b&w silver gelatin print ; 10 x 13 cm.
Positive Paper Silver - gelatineLanguage of material:EnglishScope and content:Group of Inuit women wearing beaded amautiit on the whaling schooner Era. The beads of the amautiit were obtained through trade with whalers. George Comer is known to sometimes use the caption "Belles of the Bay" for this image., Nivisinaaq (aka Mary) and named by Captain George Comer as Shoofly) is the woman on the far left. Names provided through Project Naming's facebook page.Additional name(s):Additional information:General note:An amauti (also spelled amaut or amautik) is a type of parka, traditionally worn by the Inuit women of the Eastern Arctic, with a large hood for carrying children.
The title of the photograph in square brackets is based on information provided by Project Naming. The goal of this project is to identify and record the names of people, places, activities and events in photographs held at Library and Archives Canada.Source of title:Title supplied by the archivist based on caption.Accompanying material note:A 10 x 13 cm negative accompanies the print.Location of originals note:Original glass negative are held by the Mystic Seaport Museum, Connecticut, U.S.A., 1963.1767.8.Exhibitions note:Exhibition Title: Arctic Images from the Turn of the Twentieth Century. Curator: Andrea Kunard, National Gallery of Canada. Exhibition by Library and Archives Canada in partnership with the National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa. Ontario ; 2014.03.14-2014.09.01 Memorandum of Understanding between Library and Archives Canada and the National Gallery of Canada; 2013-2015Signatures and inscriptions note:Caption on envelope: "Eskimo women beed [sic] works"Source:PrivateOther accession no.:1977-077 NPC -
Ordering and viewing options Conditions of access:Graphic (photo)[Consultation Open]Box [COMER, GEORGE 1977-077] 3604[Consultation Open]Terms of use:Credit: George Comer / George Comer collection / Library and Archives Canada / e011072974
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