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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
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Dog
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
HC1940 |
| 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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