General note:
An amauti (also spelled amaut or amautik) is a type of parka, traditionally worn by the Inuit women of the Eastern Arctic, with a large hood for carrying children.
The title of the photograph in square brackets is based on information provided by Project Naming. The goal of this project is to identify and record the names of people, places, activities and events in photographs held at Library and Archives Canada.
Source of title:
Title supplied by the archivist based on caption.
Accompanying material note:
A 10 x 13 cm negative accompanies the print.
Location of originals note:
Original glass negative are held by the Mystic Seaport Museum, Connecticut, U.S.A., 1963.1767.8.
Exhibitions note:
Exhibition Title: Arctic Images from the Turn of the Twentieth Century. Curator: Andrea Kunard, National Gallery of Canada. Exhibition by Library and Archives Canada in partnership with the National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa. Ontario ; 2014.03.14-2014.09.01 Memorandum of Understanding between Library and Archives Canada and the National Gallery of Canada; 2013-2015
Signatures and inscriptions note:
Caption on envelope: "Eskimo women beed [sic] works"