Group portrait of Inuit boys
Nine Inuit children (probably all boys), wearing summer clothing made from seal skin. The children on the left are hidden in shadow. The negative has evidence of masking paper having been pasted onto the emulsion side. It is not known where this group was photographed. The Phoenix visited four settlements along the west coast of Greenland: Holsteinborg, Godhavn, Proven, and Upernarvick between 8 June and 21 July 1854.
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Object Details
ID: | G4266 |
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Collection: | Historic Photographs |
Type: | Glass plate negative |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Inglefield, Edward Augustus |
Events: | Arctic Exploration: Franklin Search Expedition, Belcher, 1852-1854 |
Date made: | 1854 |
Exhibition: | Freeze Frame; Inglefield Expedition |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 162 mm x 212 mm |