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Sermesmint, sliding down to the shore. View from the northern side of harbor.
Sermesmint, sliding down to the shore. View from the northern side of harbor.
Object Number 38-39-10/100503.2.1
Display Title Sermesmint, sliding down to the shore. View from the northern side of harbor.
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Greenland. Sermermiut, sliding down to the shore. View from the northern side of harbour. Morten P. Porsild - 1915. Copyright reserved. See Plan in File also Specimens Nos. in the Peabody Museum.
Keywords
  • Ethnographic
  • Geography
Department Photographic
Date 1915
Artist Morten P. Porsild
Culture
  • Greenland Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Greenland
Additional Geographic Terms Sermermiut
Materials Gelatin silver print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 7.3 x 10.16 cm (2 7/8 x 4 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Morten P. Porsild

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