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Exploring cultural boundaries: the less 'invisible' Inuit of southern Labrador and Quebec

Author:
Fitzhugh, William W.  Search this
Editor:
Gronnow, Bjarne  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
2009
Citation:
Fitzhugh, William W. 2009. "Exploring cultural boundaries: the less 'invisible' Inuit of southern Labrador and Quebec." In On the track of the Thule culture from Bering Strait to East Greenland. Gronnow, Bjarne, editor. 129–148. Copenhagen: National Museum of Denmark.
Identifier:
77864
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_77864

Wood Rod

Collector:
William B. Van Valin  Search this
Donor Name:
Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology  Search this
Expedition:
John Wannamaker Expedition  Search this
Site Name:
Kugusugaruk  Search this
Maximum Length - Wood:
22.3 cm
Maximum Width - Wood:
1.79 cm
Maximum Thickness - Wood:
1.4 cm
Culture:
Eskimo, Inuit, Greenland Inuit  Search this
Object Type:
Rod
Place:
Barrow Quad, Alaska, United States, North America
Accession Date:
27 Jun 1956
Collection Date:
Aug 1918
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
209131
USNM Number:
A554649-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/340be4b95-0e63-4c6c-907b-35de1b3003c8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8303037

Cape York, Greenland, Eskimos, (painting)

Painter:
Operti, Albert Jasper 1852-1922  Search this
Medium:
Oil
Culture:
Indian  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Explorers Club New York New York
Date:
1896
Topic:
Landscape--Season--Winter  Search this
Genre  Search this
Ethnic--Inuit  Search this
Control number:
IAP 20090127
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_262429

A Greenland Eskimo Woman Skinning a Pelt, (painting)

Painter:
Kent, Rockwell 1882-1971  Search this
Medium:
Oil
Culture:
Indian  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
University of Pennsylvania Office of the Curator 100 College Hall Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19104
Topic:
Figure female  Search this
Ethnic--Inuit  Search this
Control number:
IAP 46300314
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_357766

Young Mother, Greenland, (painting)

Painter:
Kent, Rockwell 1882-1971  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor on paper
Culture:
Indian  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Date:
Ca. 1935
Topic:
Portrait group--Family--Mother & Child  Search this
Ethnic--Inuit  Search this
Control number:
IAP 89890039
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_389425

Rockwell Kent's Greenland Journal Book Jacket, (painting)

Painter:
Kent, Rockwell 1882-1971  Search this
Culture:
Indian  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Paintings-Illustration
Owner/Location:
Ivan Gbolensky, Inc
Date:
1962
Topic:
Literature--Kent--Greenland Journal  Search this
Landscape--Greenland  Search this
Landscape--Weather--Snow  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Ethnic--Inuit  Search this
Control number:
IAP 8D670024
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_433274

Two Figures Embracing, Illustration from Salamina, (painting)

Painter:
Kent, Rockwell 1882-1971  Search this
Culture:
Indian  Search this
Type:
Paintings-Illustration
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Anonymous Collection
Date:
1935
Topic:
Literature--Kent--Salamina  Search this
Landscape--Greenland  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Ethnic--Inuit  Search this
Control number:
IAP 8D670102
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_433516

Old Woman Smoking, Illustration from Salamina, (painting)

Painter:
Kent, Rockwell 1882-1971  Search this
Culture:
Indian  Search this
Type:
Paintings-Illustration
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Anonymous Collection
Date:
1935
Topic:
Literature--Kent--Salamina  Search this
Landscape--Greenland  Search this
Figure female--Elderly  Search this
Ethnic--Inuit  Search this
Recreation--Leisure--Smoking  Search this
Control number:
IAP 8D670103
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_433517

This is a Hunter, Illustration from Salamina, (painting)

Painter:
Kent, Rockwell 1882-1971  Search this
Culture:
Indian  Search this
Type:
Paintings-Illustration
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Anonymous Collection
Date:
1935
Topic:
Literature--Kent--Salamina  Search this
Landscape--Greenland  Search this
Figure male--Full length  Search this
Ethnic--Inuit  Search this
Occupation--Hunter  Search this
Object--Weapon--Gun  Search this
Control number:
IAP 8D670104
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_433518

Illustration from Greenland Journal, (painting)

Painter:
Kent, Rockwell 1882-1971  Search this
Culture:
Indian  Search this
Type:
Paintings-Illustration
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Anonymous Collection
Date:
1962
Topic:
Literature--Kent--Greenland Journal  Search this
Landscape--Greenland  Search this
Figure female--Full length  Search this
Ethnic--Inuit  Search this
Control number:
IAP 8D670106
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_433520

Greenlanders, (painting)

Painter:
Kent, Rockwell 1882-1971  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Culture:
Indian  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Date:
Ca. 1935-1940
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Ethnic--Inuit  Search this
Landscape--Greenland  Search this
Control number:
IAP 8D750012
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_434415

Two Greenland Figures, (painting)

Painter:
Kent, Rockwell 1882-1971  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor on paper
Culture:
Indian  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Bowdoin College Bowdoin College Museum of Art Walker Art Building Brunswick Maine 04011 Accession Number: 1971.79.4
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Ethnic--Inuit  Search this
Landscape--Greenland  Search this
Control number:
IAP 17860390
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_448958

Young Greenland Woman [art work] / (photographed by Peter A. Juley & Son)

Artist:
Kent, Rockwell 1882-1971  Search this
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1933
Topic:
Figure female--Full length  Search this
Landscape--Greenland  Search this
Ethnic--Inuit  Search this
Architecture exterior--Domestic  Search this
Image number:
JUL J0006755
See more items in:
Photograph Study Collection
Data Source:
Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_jul_6755

Model Of Kayak

Collector:
Robert E. Peary  Search this
Donor Name:
U. S. Department of the Navy  Search this
Culture:
Eskimo, Inuit, Greenland Inuit  Search this
Object Type:
Kayak Model
Place:
Godhavn (Queertarsuaq), West / Disko Island, Greenland
Accession Date:
6 Jan 1887
Collection Date:
1886
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
018485
USNM Number:
E127677-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30f5be158-e503-4a35-a422-34450d517363
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8334252

Charles Francis Hall Collection

Creator:
Field, Cyrus  Search this
Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this
Franklin, John, 1786-1847  Search this
Royal Geographic Society.  Search this
Everett, Edward, 1794-1865  Search this
Correspondent:
Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878  Search this
Extent:
3.5 Cubic feet (12 boxes)
Culture:
Eskimo/Inuit  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Business cards
Letters (correspondence)
Navigation charts
Notebooks
Scrapbooks
Ships' logs
Place:
Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration
Nunavut
Date:
1858-1871
Summary:
The collection documents Hall's Arctic exploration.
Scope and Contents:
Diaries, journals, notebooks, scrapbooks, business cards, correspondence, ships' logs, navigation charts and documents on Hall's Arctic exploration. The correspondence includes letters to and from Henry Grimmell, William Grimmell, J. Carson Brevoont, John Barrow, Cyrus Field, Edward Everett, Clement Markham, Joseph Henry, and the Royal Geographic Society.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into one series.
Biographical / Historical:
The Arctic explorer Charles Francis Hall was born about 1821, either Vermont or New Hampshire; there are very few details about his early life. He is most notable for spending over ten years in the Arctic among the Inuit, initially focused on locating evidence of the lost British Expedition under Sir John Franklin, and then, in two later expeditions, searching for the Northwest Passage and the North Pole.

Before becoming a polar explorer, Hall began as a blacksmith's apprentice at a young age in Rochester, NH. Sometime in the 1840's he married and moved westward eventually coming to Cincinnati, where Charles opened a business making engraving plates and seals, in 1849. Later he published a small newspaper in Cincinnati, The Cincinnati Occasional.

While publishing news stories of arctic expeditions related to the Franklin expedition, Hall became enamored with the idea of polar exploration. In 1857 he began collecting any material he could gather on the landscape and survival in the Arctic, previous expeditions, and John Franklin's expedition itself, while at the same time seeking financial support for his expedition.

After detailed preparation and a small amount of financial backing, Hall boarded a ship for Greenland, and then on to the "Terra Incognita" of the Arctic. Despite being an amateur explorer with very little support for his first expedition, Hall believed that by living amongst the indigenous Inuit people, a non-native could survive long periods living in the arctic. In May 1860, Hall arrived in Frobisher Bay, Canada and with not much more than a small boat and basic supplies, Hall met befriended local Inuit who took him in for the next two years.

Over those two years, Hall found little evidence of the Franklin expedition, but what he did find proved to be more valuable. While an avid and writer, Hall lived, learned and daily documented in his journals more about the Inuit people that any visitor before him. His journals describe Inuit society, traditions, oral histories, language and culture, as well as the skills necessary to survive in such an unforgiving climate. He also travelled and mapped much of the unknown Frobisher Bay area, correcting many previously incorrect maps that depicted area as an open strait, rather than a closed bay.

Once Hall returned to the United States, he began working on publishing his writings and preparing for a second expedition to Frobisher Bay. In 1864, he left for his second trip spending almost five years living amongst the Inuit, searching for the Franklin expedition and mapping unknown portions of the Arctic.

As soon as he arrived home in 1869, Hall began again planning his next and bigger expedition, but times had changed in the U.S. The Civil War was over and the United States government was now interested in polar exploration and the race to the North Pole. Gaining the attention of President Grant, Hall was appointed as joint commander of the Polaris Expedition.

Departing in 1871, the expedition began with critical problems. The "joint-command" of the expedition put Hall in direct conflict with the other two expedition commanders, each one believing they should have been appointed as sole commander. This eventually led to incredible disasters throughout the expedition, resulting in the total failure of the mission, loss of the ship, as well as the death of Charles Francis Hall. Hall died on the expedition in November 1871, possibly from poisoning by one of his co-commanders. His body was exhumed in 1969 and tested, revealing the presence of arsenic. While Hall claimed on his deathbed he had been poisoned by a crew member, many 19th century medicines contained arsenic.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Explorers  Search this
Indigenous peoples  Search this
Inuktut  Search this
Genre/Form:
Business cards
Letters (correspondence) -- 1850-1900
Navigation charts
Notebooks
Scrapbooks -- 19th century
Ships' logs
Citation:
Charles Francis Hall Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0702
See more items in:
Charles Francis Hall Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep824a75c03-e7ed-4a96-8fad-60a481de3f08
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0702
Online Media:

.002, [Charles Francis Hall's Diary]

Author:
Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this
Collection Creator:
Field, Cyrus  Search this
Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this
Franklin, John, 1786-1847  Search this
Royal Geographic Society.  Search this
Everett, Edward, 1794-1865  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Ink on paper, 14.0" x 8.5".)
Container:
Box 1, Folder 1
Type:
Archival materials
Diaries
Place:
Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration
Date:
circa 1860
undated
Scope and Contents:
Journal with preparations for Charles Francis Hall's first expedition.
Local Numbers:
AC0702-0000019
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Explorers  Search this
Genre/Form:
Diaries -- 19th century
Collection Citation:
Charles Francis Hall Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Charles Francis Hall Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8b9f3ea85-7ed6-4445-9f9a-58f5d44f4ad0
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0702-ref11

.003, [Charles Francis Hall's Scrapbook]

Author:
Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this
Collection Creator:
Field, Cyrus  Search this
Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this
Franklin, John, 1786-1847  Search this
Royal Geographic Society.  Search this
Everett, Edward, 1794-1865  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Ink on paper, 17.0" x 11".)
Container:
Box 1, Folder 2
Type:
Archival materials
Diaries
Place:
Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration
Date:
1858 - 1863
Scope and Contents:
Scrapbook of Newspaper clippings on polar exploration.
Local Numbers:
AC0702-0000020
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Explorers  Search this
Genre/Form:
Diaries -- 19th century
Collection Citation:
Charles Francis Hall Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Charles Francis Hall Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep84af020a4-169a-48b8-bf1a-11de7706b6ab
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0702-ref12
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.114, [Charles Francis Hall's report to Secretary of the Navy on third Arctic expedition]

Author:
Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this
Collection Creator:
Field, Cyrus  Search this
Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this
Franklin, John, 1786-1847  Search this
Royal Geographic Society.  Search this
Everett, Edward, 1794-1865  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (10.6" x 16.3".)
Container:
Box 12
Type:
Archival materials
Reports
Place:
Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration
Date:
1871 October
October 20, 1871
Local Numbers:
AC0702-0000001
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Explorers  Search this
Genre/Form:
Reports
Collection Citation:
Charles Francis Hall Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Charles Francis Hall Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8f302b0f5-b5df-4b9e-bde9-2cc352028105
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0702-ref128
Online Media:

.004, [Charles Francis Hall's Journal]

Author:
Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this
Collection Creator:
Field, Cyrus  Search this
Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this
Franklin, John, 1786-1847  Search this
Royal Geographic Society.  Search this
Everett, Edward, 1794-1865  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Ink on paper, 17.0" x 11".)
Container:
Box 1, Folder 3
Type:
Archival materials
Diaries
Place:
Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration
Date:
1860 February-1860 March
[1860.]
Scope and Contents:
Journal for the months preceeding Hall's first expedition, with newspaper clippings.
Local Numbers:
AC0702-0000021
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Explorers  Search this
Genre/Form:
Diaries -- 19th century
Collection Citation:
Charles Francis Hall Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Charles Francis Hall Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep87bbcf2ee-3df1-4280-91e8-4ed2ecb2fcf0
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0702-ref13

.005, [Pomroy v. Hall Documents]

Author:
Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this
Collection Creator:
Field, Cyrus  Search this
Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this
Franklin, John, 1786-1847  Search this
Royal Geographic Society.  Search this
Everett, Edward, 1794-1865  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Ink on paper, 17.0" x 11".)
Container:
Box 1, Folder 3
Type:
Archival materials
Diaries
Place:
Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration
Date:
1860 May
Scope and Contents:
Documents for the legal case, Pomroy v. Hall, May 1860.
Local Numbers:
AC0702-0000022
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Explorers  Search this
Genre/Form:
Diaries -- 19th century
Collection Citation:
Charles Francis Hall Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Charles Francis Hall Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep896dc8c05-cbb0-4223-8f9a-1798adb03a3f
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0702-ref14

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