Quliaqtuavut Tuugaatigun (Our Stories in Ivory): Reconnecting Arctic Narratives with Engraved Drill Bows
abstract: This dissertation explores complex representations of spiritual, social and cultural ways of knowing embedded within engraved ivory drill bows from the Bering Strait. During the nineteenth century, multi-faceted ivory drill bows formed an ideal surface on which to recount life events and i...
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ftarizonastateun:item:21001 2023-05-15T14:57:52+02:00 Quliaqtuavut Tuugaatigun (Our Stories in Ivory): Reconnecting Arctic Narratives with Engraved Drill Bows Chan, Amy (Author) Duncan, Kate (Advisor) Toon, Richard (Committee member) Parezo, Nancy (Committee member) Serwint, Nancy (Committee member) Arizona State University (Publisher) 2013 696 pages http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.21001 eng eng http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.21001 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ All Rights Reserved Art history Native American studies Museum studies Alaska Native collaboration indigenous knowledge material culture museums oral tradition Doctoral Dissertation 2013 ftarizonastateun 2018-06-23T22:56:41Z abstract: This dissertation explores complex representations of spiritual, social and cultural ways of knowing embedded within engraved ivory drill bows from the Bering Strait. During the nineteenth century, multi-faceted ivory drill bows formed an ideal surface on which to recount life events and indigenous epistemologies reflective of distinct environmental and socio-cultural relationships. Carvers added motifs over time and the presence of multiple hands suggests a passing down of these objects as a form of familial history and cultural patrimony. Explorers, traders and field collectors to the Bering Strait eagerly acquired engraved drill bows as aesthetic manifestations of Arctic mores but recorded few details about the carvings resulting in a disconnect between the objects and their multi-layered stories. However, continued practices of ivory carving and storytelling within Bering Strait communities holds potential for engraved drill bows to animate oral histories and foster discourse between researchers and communities. Thus, this collaborative project integrates stylistic analyses and ethno-historical accounts on drill bows with knowledge shared by Alaska Native community members and is based on the understanding that oral narratives can bring life and meaning to objects within museum collections. Dissertation/Thesis Ph.D. Art 2013 Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis Arctic Bering Strait Alaska Arizona State University: ASU Digital Repository Arctic Bering Strait |
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abstract: This dissertation explores complex representations of spiritual, social and cultural ways of knowing embedded within engraved ivory drill bows from the Bering Strait. During the nineteenth century, multi-faceted ivory drill bows formed an ideal surface on which to recount life events and indigenous epistemologies reflective of distinct environmental and socio-cultural relationships. Carvers added motifs over time and the presence of multiple hands suggests a passing down of these objects as a form of familial history and cultural patrimony. Explorers, traders and field collectors to the Bering Strait eagerly acquired engraved drill bows as aesthetic manifestations of Arctic mores but recorded few details about the carvings resulting in a disconnect between the objects and their multi-layered stories. However, continued practices of ivory carving and storytelling within Bering Strait communities holds potential for engraved drill bows to animate oral histories and foster discourse between researchers and communities. Thus, this collaborative project integrates stylistic analyses and ethno-historical accounts on drill bows with knowledge shared by Alaska Native community members and is based on the understanding that oral narratives can bring life and meaning to objects within museum collections. Dissertation/Thesis Ph.D. Art 2013 |
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Chan, Amy (Author) Duncan, Kate (Advisor) Toon, Richard (Committee member) Parezo, Nancy (Committee member) Serwint, Nancy (Committee member) Arizona State University (Publisher) |
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Quliaqtuavut Tuugaatigun (Our Stories in Ivory): Reconnecting Arctic Narratives with Engraved Drill Bows |
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