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Inuit woman and child standing in front of barrels and wood frame buildings
Inuit woman and child standing in front of barrels and wood frame buildings
Object Number 2004.29.3127
Display Title Inuit woman and child standing in front of barrels and wood frame buildings
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Eskimo (Hirschel Island) (Eskimauan) Herschel Is. All taken by Frank Russell."
Keywords
  • Ethnographic
  • People and Family
Subject
  • Child
  • Woman
Department Photographic
Date 1894
Artist Prof. Frank Russell
Culture
  • Canadian Arctic Native styles
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Yukon / Herschel Island
Additional Geographic Terms Western Arctic
Materials Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 7.62 x 10.8 cm (3 x 4 1/4 in.)

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