National Anthropological Archives

Guide to Inuit drawings collected by Captain John O. Spicer

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS168997
Creators:
Spicer, John O. (John Orrin)
Dates:
before 1894
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
3 Drawings (visual works)
pencil, laminated
Repository:
Container:
168997

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The collection consists of three (3) drawings by an unidentied native artist. Two drawings are inscribed or signed "Doctor." The drawings were collected by Captain John O. Spicer near Cumberland Sound, Nunavut, Canada.
Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.

Biographical Note

Biographical Note
John O. Spicer was a whaling captain based in Connecticut. He was master of the sailing ships S. B. Howes, Nile, and Era. Several of his voyages were to the Arctic, and he became acquainted with Franz Boas during his fieldwork on Baffin Island in the 1880s.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
The drawings were received as a gift from Captain John Spicer, Groton, Connecticut through O. T. Mason, USNM, September 11, 1894, along with lamp and fire making apparatus (USNM Accession number 28,480).
Custodial History
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Using the Collection

Preferred Citation
Inuit drawings collected by Captain John O. Spicer (MS 168997), National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.

Related Materials
Related objects collected by Captain Spicer are held in the Department of Anthropology object collections under Accession 28480.

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Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 168997

Variant Title

Variant Title
Eskimos hunting, Eskimo family, animals, and white men by Eskimo artist from Cumberland Gulf, (Northwest Territory (?), Canada)


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