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Altered Book. 30 x 30 cm.
N 7433.4 P74 A6 S57 2006

A portrait of the Sister of the Catholic Mission at Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, in charge of the Operating Room. A ghosting effect is evident in the doorway where someone has walked into the photo shoot, while the Sister's face has blurred…

A barge, stripped of its hide hull, sits on the river bank at Fort Simpson in the Northwest Territories. Hides for trade were often used as boat hulls, acting as both cargo and transportation.

A skin boat on the Mackenzie River in the Northwest Territories. The skins would be removed for sale at its destination.

Skin boats at Fort Norman (now Norman Wells), Northwest Territories. The hull is covered in hides, which would be removed for sale at its destination. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured, and is also available as a photo print in Miriam…

Acquired in honour of Catherine Bell

Tents belonging to the Slavie First Nation at Fort Norman (now Norman Wells), Northwest Territories.