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[Kenipitu women in beaded amautiit, Cape Fullerton (Qatiktalik)]. Original title: Women in gala dress, Cape Fullerton
Date:[between 1903-1904].Reference:Box number: 2099Type of material:PhotographsFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:3194507Date(s):[between 1903-1904].Bilingual equivalent:Place:Cape Fullerton (also known as Qatiktalik) (Nunavut):Place of creation:NunavutExtent:1 photograph : b&w.
Positive - paper - silverLanguage of material:EnglishScope and content:Photograph taken at Cape Fullerton (also known as Qatiktalik), Nunavut. It depicts five women wearing beaded tuilik (also spelled tulli, tullik, and tuilli.). These tuilik are parkas from the Kivalliq region worn for drum dances and special occasions.
The woman second from the right has been identified through Project Naming as Nivisanaaq ("Shoofly", also spelled Niviatsinaq, Nivisarnarq and Neveshenuck). She was Auqqajaq's wife. In some photographs, not captured here, Nivisanaaq is depicted with tattoos.Additional name(s):Additional information:General note:Described by the RECON project.
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.
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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.Source of title:Title assigned by Library and Archives Canada.Related material:For other images of Nivisanaaq (also called "Shoofly"), see Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development fonds at Library and Archives Canada. Also, Geraldine and Douglas Moodie fonds at the Glenbow Museum; and George Comer Collection at the Mystic Seaport Museum., The beaded tuilik worn by Nivisarnaaq ("Shoofly") in the photograph is held at the American Museum of Natural History, part of Captain Comer's collection, catalogue no. 60/5758.Subject heading:Source:GovernmentOther accession no.:1970-088 NPC -
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NilBox [GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA 1970-088] 2099[Consultation Open]Copy negative [GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA 1970-088] PA-053606[Consultation Open]Terms of use:Credit: A.P. Low / Library and Archives Canada / PA-053606
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