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Caribou skin clothing of the Igloolik Inuit / Sylvie Pharand ; with the collaboration of Leah Aksaajuk Otak, Susan Angutautuq Avingaq, Madeline Piujuq Ivalu, Seporah Piunngittuq, Jeanine Arnainnuk, Martha Angugaattiaq, Annie Majurtuq, Rose Iqallijuq, and Elizabeth Alariaq

Catalog Data

Author:
Pharand, Sylvie 1949-  Search this
Otak, Leah  Search this
Physical description:
198 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps, portraits (some color) ; 26 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Canada, Northern
Date:
2012
C2012
Notes:
Book review by P. Whitney Lackenbauer, Department of History, St. Jerome's University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, in EĢtudes Inuit = Inuit studies, 0701-1008, Vol. 37, no. 2 (2013), p. 203-206.
Contents:
The meaning of the word Iglulingmiut -- Traditional clothing of the Iglulingmiut -- Designed for survival -- The influence of whalers and traders -- Woman dressed as mother -- Men dressed for hunting -- Children of the Amauti -- From animal to clothing -- Properties and uses of caribou skins -- Hunting caribou -- Preparing the caribou skin -- Sewing the caribou skin -- Modern clothing of the Iglulingmiut -- From the 1940s to the 1960s -- Igloolik in the 1970s -- Current clothing in Igloolik -- Glossary of Iglulingmiut clothing -- Photographs and drawings -- Traditional clothing patterns
Summary:
"This book offers an open window into the caribou skin clothing worn by the Iglulingmiut, as well as their neighbours, the Tununirmiut to the north and the Aivilingmiut to the south. The cultural similarities between these groups was due to a shared trait: their subsistence was based both on land game, mainly caribou, and on sea game, mainly seal and walrus. In this book, we will focus on the former"--Page 7.
Topic:
Iglulik Eskimos--Clothing  Search this
Iglulik Eskimos--Social life and customs  Search this
Leather garments  Search this
Caribou--Utilization  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1030975