Our Boots: An Inuit Women's Art
Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 1995. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 4to. Near Fine / Near Fine. Item #003481
Green cloth boards, silver lettering to spine and Bata Shoe Museum device to front. 224 p.p. Copiously illustrated in colour and B&W. Slight rubbing to spine ends and corners. Dust jacket is lightly bumped at extremities, a few very short tears to spine head, a few spots of rubbing to rear and spine. In this lavishly illustrated and definitive reference book, Jill Oakes shares the bootmaking skills taught to her by expert seamstresses. Inuit women use boots as a medium to pass on traditional knowledge, display group affiliation, and communicate pride in their skills. Inuit hunters provided Rick Riewe with information about travelling on the land, hunting wildlife, and preparing skins for footwear. They also taught him the importance of skin footwear for arctic journeys. After a brief overview of Canadian Inuit prehistory and history, the book examines the relationship between the arctic environment, Inuit culture and footwear. Then the authors describe the tools, techniques and construction procedures used to create numerous boot styles across the Canadian Arctic.
Price: $55.00