Title
Tobacco spread from Virginia to Europe, finally reaching the Eskimos via Russian traders from Alaska
Caption
Tobacco spread from Virginia to Europe, finally reaching the Eskimos via Russian traders from Alaska, This early historical Huron effigy pipe bowl from the Ottawa area was carved from soapstone, a precious commodity traded widely in the Arctic and Subarctic at the time. Huron. historical.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Canadian Museum of Civilization
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A27_177
Model release
Non
License type
Droits gérés
Available size
25.3Mo (1.3Mo) / 29.9cm x 21.2cm / 3531 x 2504 (300dpi)