Inuit inside a snow house, including an angakok [shaman] bound in preparation for a ritual trance, 1900-1905

lantern slide

PHOTOGRAPHS - LANTERN SLIDES
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Lockwood, Ferris C.; Comer, George (Captain)
Canada, Hudson Bay
1900-1905
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3-1/4 x 4 in.

Lantern slide prepared by F.C. Lockwood of Brooklyn, N.Y., from an original photograph by Capt. George Comer. Used by Comer to illustrate lectures about his Arctic and seafaring experiences. Depicts an Inuit group inside a snow house, including an angakok [shaman] bound in preparation for a ritual trance. Photographed on the west coast of Hudson Bay, circa 1900-1905. Same image as 1963.1767.147.

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