Symbolisme inuit du phoque barbu

• Published in: Études Inuit Studies
• Main Author: Birgitte Sonne
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Consortium Erudit 2019
• Subjects: General Arts and Humanities; General Social Sciences; Sciences Humaines et Sociales; Social Sciences and Humanities; Inuit; Yupiit; bearded seal; ritual; myth; symbolism; gutskin; ikiaq; phoque barbu; rituel; mythe; symbolisme; peau d’intestin; art; hist; Barbu; inuit; Phoque barbu
• Online Access: http://www.erudit.org/fr/revues/etudinuit/2017-v41-n1-2-etudinuit04714/1061432ar.pdf; https://doi.org/10.7202/1061432ar; https://www.erudit.org/fr/revues/etudinuit/2017-v41-n1-2-etudinuit04714/1061432ar/; https://academic.microsoft.com/#/detail/2960822485; https://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1061432ar

The skins of the bearded seal—both dress and interior skins—were indispensable in Inuit/Yupiit technology. Converted into straps, thongs, covers, pokes, rain clothing, and underwear, the skins served to make transport possible, facilitate hunting activities, and protect people against wet and stormy...