Copper and Caribou Inuit skin clothing production

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dc.contributor.authorOakes, Jill E.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-12-02T16:48:34Z
dc.date.available2009-12-02T16:48:34Z
dc.date.issued1988en_US
dc.degree.disciplineClothing and Textilesen_US
dc.degree.levelDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)en_US
dc.description.abstractHistorical and contemporary skin clothing production procedures used by Caribou and Copper Inuit are described with great detail. A comparison of construction methods used by Inuit in Coppermine, Bathurst Inlet, Cambridge Bay and Eskimo Point provided the basis for study. In addition, a comparison between Paallirmiut and Ahiarmiut (two groups of Caribou Inuit living in Eskimo Point) was recorded. This study is a written presentation of information collected from experienced Inuit seamstresses using participant-observation methodology. Detailed information on caribou skin selection and preparation; pattern development methods using eye, hand and string measurements; cutting, fitting and alteration techniques were collected. An analysis of skin clothing construction methods and usage of skin clothing revealed social, economic and physical factors influencing Inuit fashion production. Variations illustrate social interactions with others, individual creativity, varying lifestyles, changes in sociocultural environments, group identity, prestige, acceptance of traditional dress norms and adoption of new materials. The findings and discussion may be valuable to home economics teachers, curators, folklorists, ethnologists, northern educators, applied anthropologists, artisans, historians and skin conservators.en_US
dc.format.extentxiii, 410 leaves :en_US
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dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifierocm72721810en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/3533
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.rightsThe reproduction of this thesis has been made available by authority of the copyright owner solely for the purpose of private study and research, and may only be reproduced and copied as permitted by copyright laws or with express written authorization from the copyright owner.en_US
dc.titleCopper and Caribou Inuit skin clothing productionen_US
dc.typedoctoral thesisen_US
local.subject.manitobayesen_US
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