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Sir Edward Augustus Inglefield (1820-94)
An Inuit man with Kyac and children Jun 1854Jul 1854
Albumen print | 15.4 x 19.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2510478
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Photograph of a full length portrait of a male Inuit standing, facing the viewer and holding a spear in his left hand. A Kyack is lying over rocks at his feet. A young boy is seated in the front of the Kyack and another boy stands at the end of the Kyack. Various accesories are placed on top of the Kyack, including a seal skin bladder that was used as a bouyancy aid, at the front of the kyack.
Provenance
Presented to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert by Captain Edward Augustus Inglefield in 1854
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
15.4 x 19.2 cm (image)
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Alternative title(s)
[Historic Title] An Esquimaux with Kyack &c [Album: HMS's Phoenix and Talbot search for Sir John Franklin, 1854].
