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Group of Greenland Inuit people
Object Number 2004.29.2971
Display Title Group of Greenland Inuit people
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Eskimo, Greenland. (Eskimauan) / 5 is the oldest, 1 is the youngest. / Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, Mass. / See over. (verso) 16 expedition de prince napolean esquimaes…homme et jeuna gene. Habitant le district de godthaab (greenland)"
Keywords
  • People and Family
  • Ethnographic
Subject
  • Man
Department Photographic
Date 1850-1899
Culture
  • Greenlandic Native styles
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Greenland
Additional Geographic Terms Godthaub
Materials Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 10.16 x 13.97 cm (4 x 5 1/2 in.)

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