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Man paddling an inflated walrus-skin boat

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Date:

ca. 1830

Reference:

R9266

Type of material:

Art

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Item ID number:

2838071

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Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana at the National Archives of Canada

Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana, 2002 Acquisition

Man paddling an inflated walrus-skin boat
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Date(s):

ca. 1830

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Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 watercolour / aquarelle : Watercolour, pen and ink on wove paper
Support 9.300 x 14.000 cm

Language of material:

no language

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Image is of an Inuit man from Southampton Island, Nunavut, who probably belongs to the Sadlermiut tribe. He is paddling out to assess and greet His Majesty's ship Griper during an encounter noted by its Captain, George Francis Lyon, on August 27th, 1824. The man carries typical greeting goods of an arrow and fish. The people on the shore also display dried fish which will be later offered to Capt. Lyon when he disembarks for an investigative visit., An engraving nearly identical to this watercolour, based on a drawing by Capt. George Lyon, as well as a narrative of the encounter between the man from Southampton Island and the ship Griper, can be found in George Francis Lyon's book "A brief narrative of an unsuccessful attempt to reach Repulse Bay, through Sir Thomas Rowe's 'Welcome,' in His Majesty's ship Griper, in the year MDCCCXXIV". The engraving as well as the narrative identify the man in the image as being named "Nee-a-kood-loo"., The Sadlermiut perished from dysentery, introduced by a whaling ship, in 1902-1903.

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Artist: D., F., after George Lyon

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General note:

"An Inuk [man] identified as Nee-akood-loo, paddling an inflated walrus-skin boat, Southampton Island, Nunavut" (Caption title, Canadian History Hall)

Alpha-numeric note:

Sotheby's inventory no. W304

Availability of other formats note:

Colour transparency available

Reproduction note:

A reproduction of this painting was made for Canadian History Hall, 2017.07.01

Exhibitions note:

Exhibition Title: The Peter Winkworth Collections of Canadiana: Vast New Lands- Canada's Northwest. Curator: Jim Burant, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; 2006.11.25 -2007.08.29.

Further Venue: Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba; 2006.11.25-2007.01.21.

Further Venue: Red Deer and District Museum, Red Deer, Alberta; 2007.02.17 - 2007.04.15.

Further Venue: RCMP Heritage Centre, Regina, Saskatchewan; 2007.06.30-2007.08.29.

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscription: inscribed, l.r., in pencil: FD
Subject heading:

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Inuit

Exploration

Portraits

Sadlermiut

Sallirmiut
Source:

Private

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00030
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[Consultation90 Open]
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Item no. assigned by LAC [R9266] 30

[Consultation 90 Open]

Copy negative [00030] C-150740

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. R9266-30 Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana
Copyright: expired

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