The Preservation of Inuit Clothing Collected during the Fifth Thule Expedition (1921-24)

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Carlsen, Lars, Feldthus, Anders, Schmidt, Anne Lisbeth
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1995
• Subjects: Animal integumentary systems; Caribou; Ethnographic collections; Fatty acids; Fur garments; Inuit; Inuit archaeology; Light; Museums; Seals (Animals); Thule Expedition; 5th; 1921-1924; Traditional clothing; Canadian Arctic; Qilakitsoq; Greenland; Arctic; caribou; Groenland; inuit; Phoca hispida; phoque annelé; Rangifer tarandus; ringed seal; Thule; Thulé
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64311

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 shri...