IDNO

T.142680.PAT

Description

Group portrait of Winnie Attungala, a young Inuvialuk woman, Niaqukittuq (also known as Hattie), an older woman with kakiniit (facial tattoos), and a young boy, Okomalik's [sic? Vera 'Akumalik'] son. The group is standing in front of a canvas tent, Coral Harbour, 1947. [Knowledge shared by Paul Seesequasis 'pseesequasis', a Writer ᓃᐱᓰᐦᑯᐹᐃᐧᔨᓂᐤ nîpisîhkopâwiyiniw via Instagram, 17/05/2024]
[Niaqukittuq and Akumalik were 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; ?Naujaat; ?Chesterfield; ?Arviat; ?Rabbit Island; ?Rankin Inlet [North West Territories; Repulse Bay]

Cultural Affliation

Inuit; Inuvialuk

Named Person

Winnie Attungala; Niaqukittuq (also known as Hattie); Okomalik [sic? Vera 'Akumalik']

Photographer

Paterson, Thomas Thomson

Collector / Expedition

Paterson, Thomas Thomson [from 1947 Dew Line Survey]

Date

September 1947

Collection Name

Paterson Collection

Source

Paterson, Thomas Thomson

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 'Indigenous Archival Photo Project: Celebrating Indigenous Portraits' by Paul Seesequasis, ᓃᐱᓰᐦᑯᐹᐃᐧᔨᓂᐤ nîpisîhkopâwiyiniw. Writing, curation, research, color and light. ᒪᓯᓈᐱᐢᑲᐦᐃᑫᐤ, with no caption. [Source: https://paulseesequasis.com, JD 17/05/2024]

Publication: Image published on Instagram by Paul Seesequasis 'pseesequasis', a Writer ᓃᐱᓰᐦᑯᐹᐃᐧᔨᓂᐤ nîpisîhkopâwiyiniw. Writing, curation, research, color and light. ᒪᓯᓈᐱᐢᑲᐦᐃᑫᐤ paulseesequasis.com, 10th November 2023, and captioned: "A colour slide of a young Inuvialuk woman. 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."
213 Likes. [Source: https://www.instagram.com/pseesequasis/, JD 17/05/2024]