Aivilik Inuit woman, Shoofly [Nivisanaaq], Hudson Bay, Canada, 1897-1912

glass negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - GLASS NEGATIVES
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Comer, George (Capt.)
Canada, Hudson Bay
1897-1912
glass
5 x 4 in.

Glass negative by Capt. George Comer, taken in Hudson Bay, ca. 1897-1912. Depicts an Aivilik Inuit woman known as Shoofly [Nivisanaaq]. She wears a parka, or Amautiq, decorated with trade beads. Information from original envelope identifies this as Photo #27, # 56.

1963.1767.41