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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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