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Kigutikak Duneq dressed in caribou skin, uses a large knife to cut a piece of Maktaaq (whale skin) to eat. Qaanaaq. Thule. Northwest Greenland. 1971
QQ.1799-01:   Kigutikak Duneq dressed in caribou skin, uses a large knife to cut a piece of Maktaaq (whale skin) to eat. Qaanaaq. Thule. Northwest Greenland. 1971.
 
During a tea break on a hunting trip, Kigutikkaq Kivioq, an Inuit boy in furs waits for a pan of snow to boil on a primus stove. Qaanaaq, Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1971
QQ.1799-02:   During a tea break on a hunting trip, Kigutikkaq Kivioq, an Inuit boy in furs waits for a pan of snow to boil on a primus stove. Qaanaaq, Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1971.
 
Inuit hunter, Kigutikaq Duneq, waits with his rifle for a seal to surface at the floe edge. Qaanaaq. Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1971
QQ.1799-11:   Inuit hunter, Kigutikaq Duneq, waits with his rifle for a seal to surface at the floe edge. Qaanaaq. Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1971.
 
Kigutikaq Duneq drags a small ringed seal he has killed from the floe edge. Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1971
QQ.1799-06:   Kigutikaq Duneq drags a small ringed seal he has killed from the floe edge. Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1971.
 
Kigutikkaq Kivioq, an Inuit boy, asleep on a sled during a hunting trip at the floe edge near Narsaq. Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1971
QQ.1799-07:   Kigutikkaq Kivioq, an Inuit boy, asleep on a sled during a hunting trip at the floe edge near Narsaq. Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1971.
 
Orfik Duneq, his wife Judithe & daughter Jacobine use an ice floe as a raft to cross a wide lead in late spring. Qaanaaq. Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1971
QQ.1799-14:   Orfik Duneq, his wife Judithe & daughter Jacobine use an ice floe as a raft to cross a wide lead in late spring. Qaanaaq. Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1971.
 
Asapanguaq, an elderly Inuk from Qaanaaq in spectacles and hat, Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1971
QQ.1799-10:   Asapanguaq, an elderly Inuk from Qaanaaq in spectacles and hat, Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1971.
 
Qalaseq Duneq, an elderly inuk in traditional summer clothing, bear skin pants, sealskin boots and cotton anorak. Northwest Greenland. 1971
QQ.1799-19:   Qalaseq Duneq, an elderly inuk in traditional summer clothing, bear skin pants, sealskin boots and cotton anorak. Northwest Greenland. 1971.
 
Inuit hunter, Masautsiak Eipe, checks the harpoon and throwing board on his kayak. Qaanaaq. Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1971
QQ.1799-13:   Inuit hunter, Masautsiak Eipe, checks the harpoon and throwing board on his kayak. Qaanaaq. Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1971.
 
Jess Qujaukitsok prepares to get into his kayak from the ice, Inglefield Bredning. Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1971
QQ.1799-16:   Jess Qujaukitsok prepares to get into his kayak from the ice, Inglefield Bredning. Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1971.
 
Jess Qujaukitsok paddles his kayak round some tidal ice floes in Inglefield Bredning. Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1971
QQ.1799-17:   Jess Qujaukitsok paddles his kayak round some tidal ice floes in Inglefield Bredning. Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1971.
 
Ole Petersen with a white whale he has harpooned from his kayak. Qaanaaq, Thule, NW Greenland. 1971
QQ.1799-05:   Ole Petersen with a white whale he has harpooned from his kayak. Qaanaaq, Thule, NW Greenland. 1971.
 
Inuit boys play on a swing in the summertime at Qeqertat. Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1971
QQ.1799-29:   Inuit boys play on a swing in the summertime at Qeqertat. Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1971.
 
Magssanguak Imina making a traditional string puzzle that represents a tent, while sitting in a tent. Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1971
QQ.1799-22:   Magssanguak Imina making a traditional string puzzle that represents a tent, while sitting in a tent. Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1971.
 
August Eipe at his home in Qaanaaq with his wife Birthe and their children Gideon & Jahanne. Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1971
QQ.1799-30:   August Eipe at his home in Qaanaaq with his wife Birthe and their children Gideon & Jahanne. Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1971.
 
Inuit men stand on the beach as the year's first supply ship arrives at Qaanaaq. Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1971
QQ.1799-31:   Inuit men stand on the beach as the year's first supply ship arrives at Qaanaaq. Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1971.
 
Thomas Qujaukitsok, an Inuit boy, laughing at Inerssussat. Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1971
QQ.1799-35:   Thomas Qujaukitsok, an Inuit boy, laughing at Inerssussat. Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1971.
 
Agpalinguaq Imina,an Inuit boy, counts on his fingers during a maths lesson in the village school at Siorapaluk. Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1977
QQ.7799-01:   Agpalinguaq Imina,an Inuit boy, counts on his fingers during a maths lesson in the village school at Siorapaluk. Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1977.
 
Otto Simigak with a mug of tea during a break on a hunting trip in light snow. Siorapaluk, Northwest Greenland. 1977
QQ.7799-53:   Otto Simigak with a mug of tea during a break on a hunting trip in light snow. Siorapaluk, Northwest Greenland. 1977.
 
Pudlaq Uvdloriaq rests on a sleeping platform in a hunters hut at Pitoraavik. Cape Chalon, Northwest Greenland. 1977
QQ.7799-10:   Pudlaq Uvdloriaq rests on a sleeping platform in a hunters hut at Pitoraavik. Cape Chalon, Northwest Greenland. 1977.
 
Kaugunak Qissuk pulls on his kamik in his tent while out hunting. Northwest Greenland. 1977
QQ.7799-28:   Kaugunak Qissuk pulls on his kamik in his tent while out hunting. Northwest Greenland. 1977.
 
Group of inuit hunters haul a dead walrus onto the sea ice near during a hunt near Pitoraavik. Northwest Greenland. 1977
QQ.7799-18:   Group of inuit hunters haul a dead walrus onto the sea ice near during a hunt near Pitoraavik. Northwest Greenland. 1977.
 
Ingepaluk Neqe, an Inuit hunter, feeds raw seal meat to his team of huskies while on a hunt at Pitoraavik. Northwest Greenland. 1977
QQ.7799-15:   Ingepaluk Neqe, an Inuit hunter, feeds raw seal meat to his team of huskies while on a hunt at Pitoraavik. Northwest Greenland. 1977.
 
Peter Peary uses a small piece of ice as a raft to retrieve a seal he has shot while adrift on an ice floe in Nares Strait. Northwest Greenland. 1977
QQ.7799-21:   Peter Peary uses a small piece of ice as a raft to retrieve a seal he has shot while adrift on an ice floe in Nares Strait. Northwest Greenland. 1977.
 
Agpalinguaq Angina, standing at the back of his boat, loaded with two kayaks, as he and another hunter are about to set off on a Narwhal hunt near Qeqertat. Inglefield Bredning, Thule, Northwest Greenland. (1977)
QQ.7799-08:   Agpalinguaq Angina, standing at the back of his boat, loaded with two kayaks, as he and another hunter are about to set off on a Narwhal hunt near Qeqertat. Inglefield Bredning, Thule, Northwest Greenland. (1977).
 
Inuit family use a sled as a bridge to cross a deep gap between ice floes. Qeqertat. Northwest Greenland. 1977
QQ.7799-31:   Inuit family use a sled as a bridge to cross a deep gap between ice floes. Qeqertat. Northwest Greenland. 1977.
 
Kajutak Petersen watches his wife stretch a sealskin on a drying frame. Qeqertat. Northwest Greenland. 1977
QQ.7799-30:   Kajutak Petersen watches his wife stretch a sealskin on a drying frame. Qeqertat. Northwest Greenland. 1977.
 
Simigak Hensen, an Inuit woman with her daughter, Aviaq, in the hood of her sealskin amaut (womens' hooded parka). Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1977
QQ.7799-43:   Simigak Hensen, an Inuit woman with her daughter, Aviaq, in the hood of her sealskin amaut (womens' hooded parka). Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1977.
 
Radio operator, Paul Ib, sits by his equipment in the radio station at Qaanaaq. Northwest Greenland. 1977
QQ.7799-52:   Radio operator, Paul Ib, sits by his equipment in the radio station at Qaanaaq. Northwest Greenland. 1977.
 
Danish dentist checks the teeth of Martha Peary, Siorapaluk. Northwest Greenland. 1977
QQ.7799-32:   Danish dentist checks the teeth of Martha Peary, Siorapaluk. Northwest Greenland. 1977.

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