PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Historical Artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoChess set made of walrus ivory, Eskimo, ~1885 ADlemmy.worldimagemessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up183arrow-down11
arrow-up182arrow-down1imageChess set made of walrus ivory, Eskimo, ~1885 ADlemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Historical Artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·4 days agoThe Met museum link used ‘Eskimo’, so it’s what I used. Elsewhere I’ve used (and seen the Met use) Inuit, but I’m always hesitant to change the word choices from the source.
minus-squareskeptomaticlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·4 days agoWhy did they make it out of Eskimo?
The Met museum link used ‘Eskimo’, so it’s what I used. Elsewhere I’ve used (and seen the Met use) Inuit, but I’m always hesitant to change the word choices from the source.
Why did they make it out of Eskimo?