Picture library catalogue: British Arctic Air Route Expedition 1930-31

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Nicodemus and Gusdiana (Eskimo) making fire


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Accession no.:	P48/16/79
Title:	Nicodemus and Gusdiana (Eskimo) making fire
Description:	Nicodemus, an Inuit man sits on a wooden sledge. He holds the two ends of a piece of string which is wound round a pole. Gusdiana, an Inuit woman, bends over and holds the top of the pole at knee height to steady it. The bottom of the pole is wedged between her feet. Snow in background.
Dimensions:	Image: Width: 105mm; height: 85mm
Location:	Greenland
Image by:	Cozens, Henry Iliffe
Colour or B&W?:	Black and white