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The Diary of Abraham Ulrikab
Text and Context
University of Ottawa Press/Presses de l'Université d'Ottawa
Published: 2005
124 pages (PB)
6 x 9"
0-7766-0602-6
$29.95
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The Diary of Abraham Ulrikab
Text and Context
Hartmut Lutz (Ed. and head translator)
illustrations by Alootook Ipellie (cover art)
In 1880, ship captain Adrian Jakobsen convinced eight Inuit men, women, and children from Labrador - Abraham, Maria, Nachosak, Paingo, Sara, Terrianiak, Tobias, and Ulrike - to accompany him to Germany to serve as living "samples" of what was then seen as "Eskimo" culture. The plan was to "exhibit" the Inuit in Hagenbeck's Zoo and Volkerschauen (human ethnographic show) in Hamburg, and for a European tour of various cities. The Inuit agreed, partly for the money (Abraham was in debt) and partly out of curiosity to see Europe, which they had heard about from the Moravian missionaries.
Subjects: Aboriginal, History, Sociology/Cultural Studies
This story is told through several different perspectives: from Abraham's diary itself and the Moravian letters and reports, to a scholarly article, newspaper pieces, and even advertising. An extensive photo section, including portraits done of the Inuit visitors, scans of some of the original documents in German, and photos of the abandoned Moravian mission in Hebron today, round out the story.
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