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HISTORIC REPRESENTATIONS: THE SCULPTURES
HISTORIC REPRESENTATIONSTHE SCULPTURES  | INTERACTIVE TIMELINE
Archival image of Inuit on small boat with Hudson Bay company ship, "Nascopie" anchored in background, 997.84.135.98
Archival image of Inuit on small boat with Hudson Bay company ship, "Nascopie" anchored in background, 997.84.135.98
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
Human female sculpture, 939.46.16 / HC4133
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Female Figure
Sculpture made of ivory, metal, cord, paint
From Fort Ross, Somerset Island
Dating to 1937-1939
Gift of L. A. Learmonth
HC4133
Carvers in the historic era created depictions of everyday life and with great accuracy represented contemporary clothing and hair styles.

 

 

 
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