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HISTORIC REPRESENTATIONS: THE SCULPTURES
HISTORIC REPRESENTATIONS | THE SCULPTURES  | INTERACTIVE TIMELINE
Archival image of Inuit on small boat with Hudson Bay company ship, "Nascopie" anchored in background, 997.84.135.98

In 1840, Scottish whaling Captain William Penny sailed into Cumberland Sound and found a vast richness of bowhead whales.

The foreigners and the Inuit developed economic and social relationships that influenced change in Inuit culture.

Dr. Jon A. and Mrs. Muriel Bildfell Collection
997.84.137
Polar Bear and Walrus Sculpture, HC1886
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Polar Bear and Walrus
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
HC1886
Animal sculptures from the historic era depict vital details — but in comparison to ancient representations, what they gain in realism they lose in the aura of spiritual power.

 

 
 
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