Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.9314
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"Interior of a Cree Indian tent, March 25th 1820"
Date
1823
Creator
Edward Francis Finden (1791 - 1857, British) , Engraver
After
Robert Hood (1796 - 1821, Canadian) , Draftsman
Object type
Library reference
39901
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 150mm
width (print): 205mm
width (print): 205mm
Subject
Description
Internal view of a tent where a group of seven Cree peoples and one small child in arms gather round a fire. Their dress varies, including pink and blue under-garments, white collars and long brown overcoats.
Illustration from Narrative of a journey to the shores of the Polar Sea, by John Franklin (London, 1823).
John Franklin (1786-1847) British Naval officer and exporer was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1823. In 1819 he was chosen to lead the Coppermine Expedition overland from Hudson Bay to chart the North Coast of Canada.
A side party led by Lieutenant Robert Hood (1797-1821) spent time observing the customs of the local Cree population.
The Cree are one of the largest groups of First Nations people in North America. Depending on the community, the Cree may refer to themselves by any of the following names: nēhiyawak, nīhithaw, nēhilaw, and nēhinaw; or ininiw, ililiw, iynu, or iyyu.
Illustration from Narrative of a journey to the shores of the Polar Sea, by John Franklin (London, 1823).
John Franklin (1786-1847) British Naval officer and exporer was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1823. In 1819 he was chosen to lead the Coppermine Expedition overland from Hudson Bay to chart the North Coast of Canada.
A side party led by Lieutenant Robert Hood (1797-1821) spent time observing the customs of the local Cree population.
The Cree are one of the largest groups of First Nations people in North America. Depending on the community, the Cree may refer to themselves by any of the following names: nēhiyawak, nīhithaw, nēhilaw, and nēhinaw; or ininiw, ililiw, iynu, or iyyu.
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