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National Anthropological Archives
Guide to Inuit drawings collected by Captain John O. Spicer
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS168997
- Creators:
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Spicer, John O. (John Orrin)
- Dates:
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before 1894
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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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.
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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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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.
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Related Materials
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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