Family of Kepepitu [Qaernemiut] Inuit, Cape Fullerton, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic, January 2, 1901

glass negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - GLASS NEGATIVES
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Comer, George (Capt.)
Canada, Hudson Bay; Canada, Nunavut, Cape Fullerton
1901-01-02
glass
4 x 5 in.

Glass negative by Capt. George Comer, Cape Fullerton, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic, January 2, 1901. Depicts family of Kenepitu [Qaernemiut] Inuit; the old woman is known as Bean Top. Identification from original envelope: Photo 30, #40. The modern designation for the group identified as Kenepetu, Kenepitu or Kenepitic is Qaernermiut.


1963.1767.43

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