Qaernermiut Inuit throwing harpoon, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic

An Inuit identified as a Kenepitic native is throwing a harpoon in the Hudson Bay area, Canadian Arctic. Lifestyle Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies this as Photo #58, A 55. The Inuit identified as Kenepitic, Kenepetu or Kenepitu were from the Ches...

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Main Author: Comer, George (Creator)
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport 1897
Subjects:
Inuit
Harpoons
Arctic
Bedford
Chesterfield Inlet
Hudson
Hudson Bay
New Bedford
inuit
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5431
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spelling ftconnecticstlib:oai:oai:collections.ctdigitalarchive.org:70002_5431 2023-05-15T14:42:42+02:00 Qaernermiut Inuit throwing harpoon, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic Comer, George (Creator) East Haddam (Conn.) 1897 - 1912 image/tiff http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5431 unknown Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport Source Note: Comer Collection 70002:5431 Accession number: 1963.1767.71 local: ms_m169099.tif http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5431 Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Photography Department, Mystic Seaport, Mystic. Inuit Harpoons StillImage photographs 1897 ftconnecticstlib 2019-06-14T11:37:56Z An Inuit identified as a Kenepitic native is throwing a harpoon in the Hudson Bay area, Canadian Arctic. Lifestyle Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies this as Photo #58, A 55. The Inuit identified as Kenepitic, Kenepetu or Kenepitu were from the Chesterfield Inlet region; the modern designation for the group is Qaernermiut. 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. Still Image Arctic Chesterfield Inlet Hudson Bay inuit Connecticut Digital Archive Arctic Bedford ENVELOPE(-67.150,-67.150,-66.467,-66.467) Chesterfield Inlet ENVELOPE(-90.705,-90.705,63.342,63.342) Hudson Hudson Bay New Bedford ENVELOPE(-61.250,-61.250,-73.367,-73.367)
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collection Connecticut Digital Archive
op_collection_id ftconnecticstlib
language unknown
topic Inuit
Harpoons
spellingShingle Inuit
Harpoons
Comer, George (Creator)
Qaernermiut Inuit throwing harpoon, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic
topic_facet Inuit
Harpoons
description An Inuit identified as a Kenepitic native is throwing a harpoon in the Hudson Bay area, Canadian Arctic. Lifestyle Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies this as Photo #58, A 55. The Inuit identified as Kenepitic, Kenepetu or Kenepitu were from the Chesterfield Inlet region; the modern designation for the group is Qaernermiut. 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.
format Still Image
author Comer, George (Creator)
author_facet Comer, George (Creator)
author_sort Comer, George (Creator)
title Qaernermiut Inuit throwing harpoon, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic
title_short Qaernermiut Inuit throwing harpoon, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic
title_full Qaernermiut Inuit throwing harpoon, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic
title_fullStr Qaernermiut Inuit throwing harpoon, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic
title_full_unstemmed Qaernermiut Inuit throwing harpoon, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic
title_sort qaernermiut inuit throwing harpoon, hudson bay, canadian arctic
publisher Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport
publishDate 1897
url http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5431
op_coverage East Haddam (Conn.)
long_lat ENVELOPE(-67.150,-67.150,-66.467,-66.467)
ENVELOPE(-90.705,-90.705,63.342,63.342)
ENVELOPE(-61.250,-61.250,-73.367,-73.367)
geographic Arctic
Bedford
Chesterfield Inlet
Hudson
Hudson Bay
New Bedford
geographic_facet Arctic
Bedford
Chesterfield Inlet
Hudson
Hudson Bay
New Bedford
genre Arctic
Chesterfield Inlet
Hudson Bay
inuit
genre_facet Arctic
Chesterfield Inlet
Hudson Bay
inuit
op_relation Source Note: Comer Collection
70002:5431
Accession number: 1963.1767.71
local: ms_m169099.tif
http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5431
op_rights Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Photography Department, Mystic Seaport, Mystic.
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