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Our boots : an Inuit women's art / Jill Oakes and Rick Riewe.
TITLE:
Our boots : an Inuit women's art / Jill Oakes and Rick Riewe.
Publication Date:
1995
Publication Information:
Vancouver, B.C. : Douglas & McIntyre,
Physical Description:
224 p. : ill.
Additional Contributors:
Summary:
Jill Oakes shares the bootmaking skills taught to her by expert seamstresses. Inuit women use boots as a medium to pass on traditional knowledge, display group affiliation, and communicate pride in their skills, utilizing the land's resources to create warm clothing and footwear whose artistry depicts their cultural diversity.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781550541953