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Image Not Available for High Arctic Part 1, 16 mm film. color, sound, 42 min.
High Arctic Part 1, 16 mm film. color, sound, 42 min.
Image Not Available for High Arctic Part 1, 16 mm film. color, sound, 42 min.
Object Number 975-30-00/1.1.1
Display Title High Arctic Part 1, 16 mm film. color, sound, 42 min.
Descriptions
Object Description Begins with Cotlow's commission by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to go on an expedition to study the Eskimo way of life in the northernmost peopled location. Film shows Eskimos in their way of life, scenes of seal hunting, children playing, caring for the sick, relocation of camps, and interaction with the government outpost in the area. Follows life of an Eskimo community, attention to individuals, identified by name.
Department Photographic
Artist Lewis Cotlow
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada
Materials Film
Quantity 1
Provenance
Donor Donated by Lewis Cotlow

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