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In the Canadian Arctic, animal skin boots are worn to provide protection from the low temperatures. The boots are made by the Inuit women. The diverse styles and decoration are shown here, while the authors tell of their experiences in researching a tradition that stretches back many generations.
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Our Boots: An Inuit Women's Art
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Our boots : an Inuit women's art / Jill Oakes and Rick Riewe
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1st edition. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 224 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits ; 28 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-213) and index. Contents; Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: The Canadian Arctic Inuit -- Chapter 1. Tools -- Chapter 2. Skin Preparation -- Chapter 3. Skin Footwear Construction -- Chapter 4. Iglulik Inuit -- Chapter 5. Baffinland Inuit -- Chapter 6. Labrador Inuit -- Chapter 7. Ungava Inuit -- Chapter 8. Caribou Inuit -- Chapter 9. Netsilik Inuit -- Chapter 10. Copper Inuit -- Chapter 11. Inuvialuit -- Conclusion: Identifying Inuit Footwear -- Appendix I: Scientific Names of Animals -- Appendix II: Glossary -- Reference list -- Photography credits -- Index. Subjects; Inuit leatherwork. Inuit women Material culture. Inuit women artists Material culture. Inuit art. Boots Canada. Kamiks Canada. Eskimo leatherwork. Eskimo art. Maroquinerie Inuit. 3 Kg. Seller Inventory # 428839
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1st edition. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 224 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits ; 28 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-213) and index. Contents; Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: The Canadian Arctic Inuit -- Chapter 1. Tools -- Chapter 2. Skin Preparation -- Chapter 3. Skin Footwear Construction -- Chapter 4. Iglulik Inuit -- Chapter 5. Baffinland Inuit -- Chapter 6. Labrador Inuit -- Chapter 7. Ungava Inuit -- Chapter 8. Caribou Inuit -- Chapter 9. Netsilik Inuit -- Chapter 10. Copper Inuit -- Chapter 11. Inuvialuit -- Conclusion: Identifying Inuit Footwear -- Appendix I: Scientific Names of Animals -- Appendix II: Glossary -- Reference list -- Photography credits -- Index. Subjects; Inuit leatherwork. Inuit women Material culture. Inuit women artists Material culture. Inuit art. Boots Canada. Kamiks Canada. Eskimo leatherwork. Eskimo art. Maroquinerie Inuit. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 428839
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Our Boots; an Inuit Women's Art
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