Women's work, women's art: Nineteenth-century Northern Athapaskan clothing: .

Garments made from tanned animal hides afforded Northern Athapaskans protection against a harsh northern environment, but the striking features of this clothing are also a distinctive part of the traditional culture of the Indigenous peoples of North America's western subarctic. Beautifully dec...

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Main Author: Thompson, Judy
Format: Still Image
Language:English
Published: McGill-Queen's University Press 2013
Subjects:
women's
work
art
nineteenth century
athapaskan
judy thompson
Northern Athapaskan
Subarctic
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spelling ftsaichicagodc:oai:digitalcollections.saic.edu:islandora_trc_1304 2023-05-15T17:41:53+02:00 Women's work, women's art: Nineteenth-century Northern Athapaskan clothing: . Women's work, women's art Thompson, Judy 2013 https://digitalcollections.saic.edu/islandora/object/islandora%3Atrc_1304 eng eng McGill-Queen's University Press https://digitalcollections.saic.edu/islandora/object/islandora%3Atrc_1304 women's work art nineteenth century athapaskan judy thompson StillImage 2013 ftsaichicagodc 2022-02-27T13:37:04Z Garments made from tanned animal hides afforded Northern Athapaskans protection against a harsh northern environment, but the striking features of this clothing are also a distinctive part of the traditional culture of the Indigenous peoples of North America's western subarctic. Beautifully decorated with quillwork, fringes, and pigments, they provide a means of artistic expression signifying ethnic identity and conveying information about the physical, social, and spiritual well-being of the wearer. Women's Work, Women's Art, the culmination of over forty years of research, is the first comprehensive study of this little-known aspect of Athapaskan culture. Encompassing all Northern Athapaskan groups, it chronicles a period that saw significant change in Aboriginal culture and the persistence of ancient traditions among the women who made and adorned this clothing. Individual chapters address the various roles and functions of clothing in Athapaskan societies, the technology of clothing production and design, and characteristic regional styles. Bringing together information from the writings of traders, explorers, missionaries, Athapaskan oral traditions, and community interviews with a wealth of visual materials - from rare early sketches to twentieth century photographs - Women's Work, Women's Art is an engaging and definitive study of Athapaskan clothing and culture. Still Image Northern Athapaskan Subarctic SAIC Digital Collections (School of the Art Institute of Chicago)
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description Garments made from tanned animal hides afforded Northern Athapaskans protection against a harsh northern environment, but the striking features of this clothing are also a distinctive part of the traditional culture of the Indigenous peoples of North America's western subarctic. Beautifully decorated with quillwork, fringes, and pigments, they provide a means of artistic expression signifying ethnic identity and conveying information about the physical, social, and spiritual well-being of the wearer. Women's Work, Women's Art, the culmination of over forty years of research, is the first comprehensive study of this little-known aspect of Athapaskan culture. Encompassing all Northern Athapaskan groups, it chronicles a period that saw significant change in Aboriginal culture and the persistence of ancient traditions among the women who made and adorned this clothing. Individual chapters address the various roles and functions of clothing in Athapaskan societies, the technology of clothing production and design, and characteristic regional styles. Bringing together information from the writings of traders, explorers, missionaries, Athapaskan oral traditions, and community interviews with a wealth of visual materials - from rare early sketches to twentieth century photographs - Women's Work, Women's Art is an engaging and definitive study of Athapaskan clothing and culture.
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