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Smith Sound region of northwestern Greenland (map of Greenland inset 

 upper right). 



of actual life size in every particular. Also all objects of past 

 and present times he may be able to secure, relating to the 

 life of the people, their weapons, utensils, ornaments, etc. 

 and several sets of garments with which to dress a series of 

 models of men, women, and children. Also a stone house, 

 to be so taken down and to be rebuilt in Chicago by the aid 

 of drawings and photographs and descriptions; with this 

 house to be all its contents — beds, lamps, utensils, etc. 

 Also, drawings and photographs of a snow house, so that a 

 model of one can be made in Chicago; the contents of such 

 a house also to be secured for furnishing the model. Several 

 skeletons and contents of graves to be secured and if possi- 

 ble, a large number of skulls of the natives. If any native 

 boats exist among the people, one or more to be secured. 

 Sledges and skins of dogs to be secured, both with full 

 harness; and the skins of native mammals and birds used by 

 the natives for food and dress. In fact all objects relating to 

 the conditions of life of the people. 



Dr. Frederick A. Cook 



The North Greenland Expedition, including 

 Peary's wife, sailed in the steam sealer Kite, reaching 

 Godhavn, Greenland on June 27 and Upernavik on July 

 1. On July 11, Peary broke his right leg and was unable to 

 take an active part in the affairs of the expedition until 

 September. A permanent camp, named Red Cliff (or 

 Redcliffe) House, was established in McCormick Bay at 

 the entrance of Inglefield Gulf on July 25. A dwelling 

 was set up and four days later the Kite left the party and 

 headed south. 



The expedition's surgeon and ethnologist was Dr. 

 Frederick A. Cook, who later gained considerable 

 notoriety for his claims to have reached the North Pole 

 before Peary. It is likely that the bulk of the ethnographic 

 objects collected specifically for the World's Columbian 

 Exposition were obtained by Dr. Cook. 



On July 24, just before reaching McCormick Bay, 

 the Kite stopped at Nettik, a small Eskimo village of 

 three tents on Whale Sound where according to Mrs. 

 Peary, "we hoped to obtain a native house, sledge, 

 kayak, and various utensils for the World's Columbian 

 Exposition." Knives, saws, files, and other tools were 

 traded for seal skins and narwhal tusks. The only ethnog- 

 raphic objects mentioned are a "skin house with its inte- 

 rior fittings complete," and a sledge, all of which were 

 obtained in exchange for a hatchet, a saw, and two files. 



These ethnographic materials were shipped back 



