Aivilik Inuit couple (Paul and wife) in winter dress, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic

• Main Author: Comer, George (Creator)
• Format: Still Image
• Language: unknown
• Published: Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport 1897
• Subjects: Iglulik Eskimos; Inuit; Arctic; Bedford; Hudson; Hudson Bay; New Bedford; Aivilik; eskimo*; inuit
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5556

An Inuit man and woman stand outside in traditional winter dress, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic, 1897-1912. They are identified by Comer as "Iwilic [Aivilik] natives Paul and his wife." Lifestyle Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies this as Photo 125. The number 9 is etched into emulsion on lower part of plate. The Aivilik (or Aivillingmiut) are a group of Iglulik Inuit. These Inuit of the west coast region of Hudson Bay were closely associated with Captain George 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.