Qaernermiut Inuit woman (""Starboard Eye"") with tattoos, Cape Fullerton, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic
An Inuit woman with facial tattoos poses inside the deckhouse on board the whaling schooner Era at Cape Fullerton, Hudson Bay, February 18, 1904. She is identified as a ""Kenepitu woman known as Starboard Eye, this shows the tattooing on the face of that tribe."" Lifestyle Title...
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ftconnecticstlib:oai:oai:collections.ctdigitalarchive.org:70002_5440 2023-05-15T14:53:55+02:00 Qaernermiut Inuit woman (""Starboard Eye"") with tattoos, Cape Fullerton, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic Comer, George (Creator) East Haddam (Conn.) 1905 image/tiff http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5440 unknown Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport Source Note: Comer Collection 70002:5440 Accession number: 1963.1767.89 local: ms_m169128.tif http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5440 Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Photography Department, Mystic Seaport, Mystic. Inuit Tattooing StillImage photographs 1905 ftconnecticstlib 2019-06-14T11:12:51Z An Inuit woman with facial tattoos poses inside the deckhouse on board the whaling schooner Era at Cape Fullerton, Hudson Bay, February 18, 1904. She is identified as a ""Kenepitu woman known as Starboard Eye, this shows the tattooing on the face of that tribe."" Lifestyle Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies this as Photo #78, #35. 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, including the Era. 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) Cape Fullerton ENVELOPE(-88.766,-88.766,63.967,63.967) 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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Inuit Tattooing Comer, George (Creator) Qaernermiut Inuit woman (""Starboard Eye"") with tattoos, Cape Fullerton, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic |
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An Inuit woman with facial tattoos poses inside the deckhouse on board the whaling schooner Era at Cape Fullerton, Hudson Bay, February 18, 1904. She is identified as a ""Kenepitu woman known as Starboard Eye, this shows the tattooing on the face of that tribe."" Lifestyle Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies this as Photo #78, #35. 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, including the Era. Comer participated in voyages involved in polar expeditions and was noted for his studies of Arctic peoples and their environment. |
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Comer, George (Creator) |
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Comer, George (Creator) |
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Qaernermiut Inuit woman (""Starboard Eye"") with tattoos, Cape Fullerton, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic |
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Qaernermiut Inuit woman (""Starboard Eye"") with tattoos, Cape Fullerton, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic |
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Qaernermiut Inuit woman (""Starboard Eye"") with tattoos, Cape Fullerton, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic |
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Qaernermiut Inuit woman (""Starboard Eye"") with tattoos, Cape Fullerton, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic |
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Qaernermiut Inuit woman (""Starboard Eye"") with tattoos, Cape Fullerton, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic |
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qaernermiut inuit woman (""starboard eye"") with tattoos, cape fullerton, hudson bay, canadian arctic |
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Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport |
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1905 |
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East Haddam (Conn.) |
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ENVELOPE(-67.150,-67.150,-66.467,-66.467) ENVELOPE(-88.766,-88.766,63.967,63.967) ENVELOPE(-90.705,-90.705,63.342,63.342) ENVELOPE(-61.250,-61.250,-73.367,-73.367) |
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Arctic Bedford Cape Fullerton Chesterfield Inlet Hudson Hudson Bay New Bedford |
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Arctic Bedford Cape Fullerton Chesterfield Inlet Hudson Hudson Bay New Bedford |
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Arctic Chesterfield Inlet Hudson Bay inuit |
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Arctic Chesterfield Inlet Hudson Bay inuit |
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Source Note: Comer Collection 70002:5440 Accession number: 1963.1767.89 local: ms_m169128.tif http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5440 |
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Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Photography Department, Mystic Seaport, Mystic. |
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