IDNO

T.142678.PAT

Description

Close up portrait of Niviaqsarjuk (also known as Hattie), an elder woman with kakiniit (facial tattoos). Photographed during the DEW Line Survey across the Canadian arctic in 1947. [Knowledge shared by Paul Seesequasis 'pseesequasis', a Writer ᓃᐱᓰᐦᑯᐹᐃᐧᔨᓂᐤ nîpisîhkopâwiyiniw via Instagram, 17/05/2024]
[Niaqukittuq was identified by Deborah Webster, an anthropologist, writer and curator originally from Qamani’tuaq (Baker Lake), Nunavut, JD 14/11/2024]

Place

Arctic; N America; Canada; Nunavut; Kivalliq Region; Salliq [North West Territories; Southampton Island; Coral Harbour]

Cultural Affliation

Inuit

Named Person

Niaqukittuq (also known as Hattie)

Photographer

Paterson, Thomas Thomson

Collector / Expedition

Paterson, Thomas Thomson [from 1947 Dew Line Survey]

Date

September 1947

Collection Name

Paterson Collection

Source

1

Format

Colour Transparency

Primary Documentation

Other Information

N.141923.PAT - T.142689.PAT were found unaccessioned in the Photo Store in an archive box, now numbererd C446/.

T.142565.PAT - T.142689.PAT were found in a white cardboard box, now numbered C446/2.

Publication: Image published on Instagram by Paul Seesequasis 'pseesequasis', a Writer ᓃᐱᓰᐦᑯᐹᐃᐧᔨᓂᐤ nîpisîhkopâwiyiniw. Writing, curation, research, color and light. ᒪᓯᓈᐱᐢᑲᐦᐃᑫᐤ paulseesequasis.com, 11th November 2023, and captioned: "Close up of the elder woman with her kakiniit, facial tattoos, visible. Photographed during the DEW Line Survey across the Canadian arctic in 1947. In a box with other slides, also lacking any notes.
Photo: Thomas Paterson | © MAA University of Cambridge."
420 Likes. [Source: https://www.instagram.com/pseesequasis/, JD 17/05/2024]