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Title
Aivilik
Inuit
woman
(""Jumbo"")
with
tattoos
,
Hudson
Bay
,
Canada
.
Creator
Comer, George.
Place
East Haddam (Conn.)
Topic
Iglulik Eskimos
Inuit
Tattooing
Genre
Photographs
Theme
Infrastructure
Lifestyle
Description
A
young
Inuit
woman
identified
as "
Jumbo
" a
member
of the
Iwillic
[sic]
group
,
poses
in
traditional
dress
in
front
of a
white
back-cloth
,
Hudson
Bay
,
February
16
,
1904
.
Tattoos
are
visible
on her
face
.
Notes
Title
supplied
by
cataloger
.
Information
from
original
envelope
identifies
this as
Photo
15
,
#
30
. The
number
31
is
etched
into the
emulsion
on the
plate
. "
Iwillic
"
refers
to the
Aivilik
or
Aivillingmiut
, a
group
of
Iglulik
Inuit
. These
Inuit
of the
west
coast
region
of
Hudson
Bay
were
closely
associated
with
Captain
George
Comer
and the
American
whalers
for
many
years
.
Taken
by
Captain
George
Comer
(1858-1937)
, a
sealer
and
whaling
captain
from
East
Haddam
. He
went
to
sea
while
still
in his
teens
and was
later
master
of
vessels
from
both
New
London
and
New
Bedford
.
Comer
participated
in
voyages
involved
in
polar
expeditions
and was
noted
for his
studies
of
Arctic
peoples
and their
environment
. This
is
one
of a
group
of
photos
taken
by
Comer
to
record
facial
tattooing
of
various
Inuit
groups
of
Hudson
Bay
. He had
Aivilik
women
paint
their
faces
to
simulate
the
tattooing
styles
of
various
other
groups
, in this
case
, a
group
he
identifies
as the "
Southampton
Natives.
"
Date created
1904
Physical format
1
photograph
:
glassplate
negative
;
4
x
5
in.
Digital format
image/jpeg
Identifier
Accession
number
:
1963.1767.58
File
name
:
ms_m169067.jpg
Source
Mystic
Seaport
Collection
Comer
Collection
.
Rights
Reproduction
and
copyright
information
regarding
this
image
is
available
from The
Photography
Department
,
Mystic
Seaport
,
Mystic
.
Sub-collection
Photographs
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Aivilik Inuit woman (""Jumbo"") with tattoos, Hudson Bay, Canada. 
