The Preservation of Inuit Clothing Collected during the Fifth Thule Expedition (1921–24)
ABSTRACT. Preparation procedures as well as ordinary use apparently cause changes in the appearance of Inuit skin clothing. These changes may alter the inherent properties of skin, such as fatty acid composition and shrinkage temperature. The present paper describes studies of fatty acid distributio...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.501.8975 2023-05-15T14:19:40+02:00 The Preservation of Inuit Clothing Collected during the Fifth Thule Expedition (1921–24) Lars Carlsen Anders Feldthus Anne Lisbeth Schmidt The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 1995 application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.501.8975 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic48-4-333.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.501.8975 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic48-4-333.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic48-4-333.pdf Key words Inuit clothing skin preparation tanning seal caribou fatty acid preservation Fifth Thule Expedition text 1995 ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T09:10:42Z ABSTRACT. Preparation procedures as well as ordinary use apparently cause changes in the appearance of Inuit skin clothing. These changes may alter the inherent properties of skin, such as fatty acid composition and shrinkage temperature. The present paper describes studies of fatty acid distribution and shrinkage temperature in a series of items of Inuit origin collected during the Fifth Thule Expedition (1921 –24). The skins used for the clothing originate from ringed seal (Phoca hispida) and caribou (Rangifer tarandus). For comparison, freshly prepared skins were studied, as were samples of sealskins found in the mummy burial ground in Qilakitsoq, Greenland. It appeared that ordinary use changed the fatty acid distribution to some extent, as well as the shrinkage temperature, indicating slow deterioration. However, more significant deterioration was observed for samples exposed for longer periods to daylight as, for example, when placed on exhibition. The effect of light was verified by studying samples deliberately exposed to full daylight for ca. 6 months. In contrast to these samples, the 500-year-old skins appeared, on the basis of fatty acid distribution and shrinkage temperature, to be in good condition, possibly because of the lack of ordinary use in combination with low storage temperatures. Text Arctic Greenland inuit Phoca hispida Rangifer tarandus ringed seal Thule Unknown Greenland Qilakitsoq ENVELOPE(-43.876,-43.876,60.048,60.048) |
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ABSTRACT. Preparation procedures as well as ordinary use apparently cause changes in the appearance of Inuit skin clothing. These changes may alter the inherent properties of skin, such as fatty acid composition and shrinkage temperature. The present paper describes studies of fatty acid distribution and shrinkage temperature in a series of items of Inuit origin collected during the Fifth Thule Expedition (1921 –24). The skins used for the clothing originate from ringed seal (Phoca hispida) and caribou (Rangifer tarandus). For comparison, freshly prepared skins were studied, as were samples of sealskins found in the mummy burial ground in Qilakitsoq, Greenland. It appeared that ordinary use changed the fatty acid distribution to some extent, as well as the shrinkage temperature, indicating slow deterioration. However, more significant deterioration was observed for samples exposed for longer periods to daylight as, for example, when placed on exhibition. The effect of light was verified by studying samples deliberately exposed to full daylight for ca. 6 months. In contrast to these samples, the 500-year-old skins appeared, on the basis of fatty acid distribution and shrinkage temperature, to be in good condition, possibly because of the lack of ordinary use in combination with low storage temperatures. |
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The Preservation of Inuit Clothing Collected during the Fifth Thule Expedition (1921–24) |
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The Preservation of Inuit Clothing Collected during the Fifth Thule Expedition (1921–24) |
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The Preservation of Inuit Clothing Collected during the Fifth Thule Expedition (1921–24) |
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The Preservation of Inuit Clothing Collected during the Fifth Thule Expedition (1921–24) |
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The Preservation of Inuit Clothing Collected during the Fifth Thule Expedition (1921–24) |
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preservation of inuit clothing collected during the fifth thule expedition (1921–24) |
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