Ippaktuq Tasseok ("Harry") carving walrus tusk (Hudson Bay, Canada, area)
A bearded Inuit man identified as "Harry" [Ippaktuq Tasseok] is carving a walrus tusk, probably in the Hudson Bay area of the Canadian Arctic. What appear to be tools can be seen hanging on the wall behind him. Lifestyle Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger. Harry is referred to in the N...
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ftconnecticstlib:oai:oai:collections.ctdigitalarchive.org:70002_5328 2023-05-15T13:07:38+02:00 Ippaktuq Tasseok ("Harry") carving walrus tusk (Hudson Bay, Canada, area) Comer, George (Creator) American Museum of Natural History (Creator) East Haddam (Conn.) 1897 - 1912 image/tiff http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5328 unknown Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport Source Note: Comer Collection 70002:5328 Accession number: 1966.339.1 local: ms_m163818.tif http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5328 Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Photography Department, Mystic Seaport, Mystic. Whaling Iglulik Eskimos Inuit StillImage photographs 1897 ftconnecticstlib 2019-06-14T11:41:41Z A bearded Inuit man identified as "Harry" [Ippaktuq Tasseok] is carving a walrus tusk, probably in the Hudson Bay area of the Canadian Arctic. What appear to be tools can be seen hanging on the wall behind him. Lifestyle Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger. Harry is referred to in the North as Comer's [Captain George Comer] "mate," and was the leader of a group of Iglulik Inuit known as the Aivilik or Aivillingmiut . These Inuit of the west coast region of Hudson Bay were closely associated with Comer and the American whalers for many years. Taken by Captain George Comer (1858-1937), a sealer and whaling captain from East Haddam. He went to sea while still in his teens and was later master of vessels from both New London and New Bedford. Comer participated in voyages involved in polar expeditions and was noted for his studies of Arctic peoples and their environment. Slide prepared by the American Museum of Natural History, New York, from an original photograph by Captain George Comer. Slide was used by Comer to illustrate lectures about his Arctic and seafaring experiences. Still Image Aivilik Arctic eskimo* Hudson Bay inuit walrus* Connecticut Digital Archive Arctic Bedford ENVELOPE(-67.150,-67.150,-66.467,-66.467) Canada Hudson Hudson Bay New Bedford ENVELOPE(-61.250,-61.250,-73.367,-73.367) |
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A bearded Inuit man identified as "Harry" [Ippaktuq Tasseok] is carving a walrus tusk, probably in the Hudson Bay area of the Canadian Arctic. What appear to be tools can be seen hanging on the wall behind him. Lifestyle Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger. Harry is referred to in the North as Comer's [Captain George Comer] "mate," and was the leader of a group of Iglulik Inuit known as the Aivilik or Aivillingmiut . These Inuit of the west coast region of Hudson Bay were closely associated with Comer and the American whalers for many years. Taken by Captain George Comer (1858-1937), a sealer and whaling captain from East Haddam. He went to sea while still in his teens and was later master of vessels from both New London and New Bedford. Comer participated in voyages involved in polar expeditions and was noted for his studies of Arctic peoples and their environment. Slide prepared by the American Museum of Natural History, New York, from an original photograph by Captain George Comer. Slide was used by Comer to illustrate lectures about his Arctic and seafaring experiences. |
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Comer, George (Creator) American Museum of Natural History (Creator) |
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Comer, George (Creator) American Museum of Natural History (Creator) |
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Ippaktuq Tasseok ("Harry") carving walrus tusk (Hudson Bay, Canada, area) |
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Ippaktuq Tasseok ("Harry") carving walrus tusk (Hudson Bay, Canada, area) |
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Ippaktuq Tasseok ("Harry") carving walrus tusk (Hudson Bay, Canada, area) |
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Ippaktuq Tasseok ("Harry") carving walrus tusk (Hudson Bay, Canada, area) |
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Ippaktuq Tasseok ("Harry") carving walrus tusk (Hudson Bay, Canada, area) |
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ippaktuq tasseok ("harry") carving walrus tusk (hudson bay, canada, area) |
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Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport |
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1897 |
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East Haddam (Conn.) |
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ENVELOPE(-67.150,-67.150,-66.467,-66.467) ENVELOPE(-61.250,-61.250,-73.367,-73.367) |
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Arctic Bedford Canada Hudson Hudson Bay New Bedford |
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Arctic Bedford Canada Hudson Hudson Bay New Bedford |
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Aivilik Arctic eskimo* Hudson Bay inuit walrus* |
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Aivilik Arctic eskimo* Hudson Bay inuit walrus* |
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Source Note: Comer Collection 70002:5328 Accession number: 1966.339.1 local: ms_m163818.tif http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5328 |
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Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Photography Department, Mystic Seaport, Mystic. |
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