Inuit (butchering walrus), Hudson Bay, Canada.

Authors :: Comer, George.
Comer, George.
Source :: Mystic Seaport
Publication Year :: 2024
Abstract: Several Inuit are apparently engaged in butchering a walrus at Hudson Bay, Canada, ca. 1897-1912.

Subjects :: Inuit.
Eskimos.
Inuits.
Eskimos
Inuit
Hudson Bay.
Hudson, Baie d'.
Hudson Bay

Database :: OAIster
Journal :: Mystic Seaport
Notes :: Title supplied by cataloger., Information from original envelope identifies this as Photo 137., Taken by Captain George Comer (1858-1937), a sealer and whaling captain from East Haddam, Connecticut. He went to sea while still in his teens and was later master of vessels from both New London, Connecticut and New Bedford, Massachusetts. Comer participated in voyages involved in polar expeditions and was noted for his studies of Arctic peoples and their environment., Comer Collection.
Accession number :: edsoai.ocm71342987

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