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Title	Shaman in elaborate parka, Repulse Bay, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic.
Creator	Comer, George.
Place	East Haddam (Conn.)
Topic	Shamans Inuit Costume Whaling
Genre	Photographs
Theme	Infrastructure Lifestyle
Description	An Inuit angakok (shaman) identified as Qingailisaq poses in the deckhouse of the whaling schooner Era at Repulse Bay, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic, November 23, 1901. He stands with his back to the camera, displaying the rear view of an elaborate parka inspired by a vision. Image is described as "showing the back of a great angakok [shaman], with his peculiar style of coat..."
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies this as Photo 159. Number 175 is etched into emulsion on lower part of plate. Front view (1966.339.68) of same man appears to show him in same garment. 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, including the Era. Comer participated in voyages involved in polar expeditions and was noted for his studies of Arctic peoples and their environment.
Date created	1901.
Physical format	1 photograph : glass negative ; 4 x 5 in.
Digital format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Accession number: 1963.1767.179 File name: ms_m169316.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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