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Inuit on a small boat with the
Hudson's Bay Company supply vessel, "Nascopie," at anchor in the background
The Nascopie sank near Cape Dorset in 1947.
Photograph thought to have been taken in Pangnirtung, Baffin Island
Dating to 1940-1942
Dr. Jon A. and Mrs. Muriel Bildfell Collection
997.84.135.98 |
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"Ring-around-a-rosie"
Sculpture made of ivory
From South Baffin Island or eastern Hudson Bay
Dating to 1910-1914
Robert J. Flaherty Collection, Gift of Sir William Mackenzie
HC1876 |
| Is this ring-around-a-rosie
or a circle of lonely sailors? In an effort to interest
European buyers, Inuit carvers during the historic era
took inspiration from their immediate surroundings and
often created representations with little personal meanings. |
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