Title
Stone cairns such as this were used over much of the north for driving caribou, who mistook them for hunters
Caption
Stone cairns such as this were used over much of the north for driving caribou, who mistook them for hunters, They were also used as landmarks to aid winter travellers in finding their way across the nearly featureless frozen country. Eskimo. Hudson Bay.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Anchorage Museum of History & Art
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A27_214
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
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25,3Mb (1,1Mb) / 8,4in x 11,6in / 2532 x 3492 (300dpi)