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Our boots = ᑲᒥᕗᑦ : an Inuit women's art  Cover Image Book Book

Our boots = ᑲᒥᕗᑦ : an Inuit women's art / Jill Oakes and Rick Riewe.

Summary:

"After a brief overview of Canadian Inuit prehistory and history, the book examines the relationship between the arctic environment, Inuit culture, and footwear. Then the authors describe the tools, techinques and construction procedures used to create numerous boot styles across the Canadian Arctic." - inside front cover.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781550541953 :
  • ISBN: 1550541951 :
  • Physical Description: 224 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
  • Publisher: Vancouver : Douglas & McIntyre, 1995.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction: The Canadian Arctic Inuit -- Ch. 1. Tools -- Ch. 2. Skin Preparation -- Ch. 3. Skin Footwear Construction -- Ch. 4. Iglulik Inuit -- Ch. 5. Baffinland Inuit -- Ch. 6. Labrador Inuit -- Ch. 7. Ungava Inuit -- Ch. 8. Caribou Inuit -- Ch. 9. Netsilik Inuit -- Ch. 10. Copper Inuit -- Ch. 11. Inuvialuit -- Conclusion: Identifying Inuit Footwear -- Appendix I: Scientific Names of Animals -- Appendix II: Glossary.
Subject: Boots > Northwest Territories.
Inuit leatherwork > Northwest Territories.
Inuit > Canada > Costume.
Inuit women > Canada.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Nicola Valley Institute of Technology.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Merritt Campus E99 E7 O233 1995 (Text) 109282 Regular Collection Volume hold Available -


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