[Inuk woman with facial tattoos and braids]. Original title: Inuit woman with facial tattoos and braids

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[Inuk woman with facial tattoos and braids]. Original title: Inuit woman with facial tattoos and braids

Item ID number:

3836454

Hierarchical level:

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Date:

n.d.

Item no. (creator):

380, Slide box 2A

Type of material:

Photographs

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3836454

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Donald Benjamin Marsh fonds

[Inuk woman with facial tattoos and braids]. Original title: Inuit woman with facial tattoos and braids
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Date(s):

n.d.

Place:

Arviat (formerly known as Eskimo Point) (Nunavut):

Place of creation:

Nunavut

Extent:

1 photograph : col.

Language of material:

English

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General Note:

The photo has not yet been identified as a result of Project Naming., Historically, all Inuit women received tattoos as a rite of passage. They were most often on the face and hands but could also be on the arms, legs, and/or chest. During the early 1900's camera's were becoming more accessible and more people were travelling more to the arctic. These visitors often photographed Inuit women and subsequently, their tattoos. Sometimes the photographers traced already existing tattoos or painted the women's faces with designs of other regions. Sometimes it appears they tried to cover the tattoos with make-up (rouge) or erase them during the printing process in the darkroom. As a result, the tattoo designs shown here may not be representative of the woman or her region.

Series added entry:

Eskimo Point

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Arviat (Nunavut)

Inuit

Tattooed Inuit women
Source:

Private

Other accession no.:

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1978-039 NPC
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Credit: D.B. Marsh / Library and Archives Canada / e007914459
Restrictions on use: Nil
Copyright: Expired

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[Inuk woman with facial tattoos and braids]. Original title: Inuit woman with facial tattoos and braids

[Inuk woman with facial tattoos and braids]. Original title: Inuit woman with facial tattoos and braids