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    Title

    Mrs. Conibear

    Subject

    'Mrs. Connibear holding unborn moose teabag made by Eskimos'

    Description

    Mrs. Conibear, trader and entrepreneur, posing in front of her Fort Smith home with a bag made from the a moose fetus' hide by an Inuit craftsperson. 'Tea bags' like this were used much like a market bag. This image is also represented among Miriam Green Ellis' hand-coloured magic lantern slides.

    Creator

    Miriam Green Ellis

    Identifier

    p021

    Original Format

    photographic print

    Citation

    Miriam Green Ellis, “Mrs. Conibear,” Bruce Peel Special Collections Library Online Exhibits, accessed May 10, 2025, https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/items/show/417.