Inuinnait Trade with Crew of HMS Enterprise

1855AD

1800s–1900s

Cultural objects/belongings traded by Inuinnait of western Victoria Island to crew of the Enterprise are acquired by the British Museum. They are referred to as the Collinson Collection, named after the captain of the Enterprise.

Ulu blades in the Collinson Collection. Two ulu blades made from local copper that Inuinnait traded to crew of the Enterprise when it spent the winter of 1851/52 at Walker Bay, western Victoria Island. Photo credit: British Museum/Am1126.327.