Three men carving. The man on the left appears to be polishing an ivory ring while he eyes the camera out of the corner of his eye. Another man is wearing pyjamas and a plaid pattered housecoat at the back of the image. A teenager is in between the two men, and is working a small piece of soapstone with a round file. He is wearing a ring and polka-dotted patterned housecoat over his pyjamas. The table in the foreground has a variety of tools used for soapstone carving on them as well as a table-mounted vice.
  • Reference
    SW-PP2014.2.17
  • Description
    Three men carving. The man on the left appears to be polishing an ivory ring while he eyes the camera out of the corner of his eye. Another man is wearing pyjamas and a plaid pattered housecoat at the back of the image. A teenager is in between the two men, and is working a small piece of soapstone with a round file. He is wearing a ring and polka-dotted patterned housecoat over his pyjamas. The table in the foreground has a variety of tools used for soapstone carving on them as well as a table-mounted vice.
  • Notes
    Kidluk is on the left, Jacobee is in the centre, and Lucassie is in the back. From original archive: This image shows three men of Inuit decent working. To the left is a man named Kidluk who appears to be polishing an ivory ring while he eyes the camera out of the corner of his eye. Kidluk is wearing pyjamas and a plaid pattered housecoat. The teenager in the centre is Jacobee who is working a small piece of soapstone with a round file. He is wearing a ring and polka-dotted patterned housecoat over his pyjamas. Lucassie is seated to the right and behind the other two. He is wearing pyjamas and a plaid patterned housecoat and appears to be working on something but what is hidden behind Jacobee. The table that Kidluk and Jacobee are working at has a variety of tools used for soapstone carving on them as well as a table-mounted vice. Lucassie's table is barely visible but sppears to have a number of possibly soapstone blocks on it.
  • Location
    Clearwater Lake Indian Hospital
  • Date
    February, 1962
  • Names
    Kidluk, Jacobee, Lucassie
  • Minor Pictured?
    Yes
  • Original Archive
    Sam Waller Museum, PP2014.2.17
  • Cross Reference
    SW-PP2014.2.16, SW-PP2014.2.15, SW-PP2014.2.18
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