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Traditional Inuit clothing is a complex system of cold-weather garments historically made from animal hide and fur, worn by Inuit, a group of culturally related Indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic areas of Canada, Greenland, and the United States.
Inuit seamstresses and designers have described instances of non-Inuit designers making use of traditional Inuit design motifs and clothing styles without obtaining permission or giving credit. In some cases, designers have altered original Inuit designs in a way that distorts their cultural context, but continue to label the products in a way ...
Inuk man known as Kalicho, painted by John White c. 1577. Inuit skin clothing has long been of interest to artists and academics of all kinds. [1] Europeans interested in the Inuit and their culture began to create artistic depictions of Inuit clothing as early as the 16th century. [2]
A modern down parka with faux-fur trim on the hood. A parka, like the related anorak, is a type of coat with a hood, often lined with fur or fake fur.Parkas and anoraks are staples of Inuit clothing, traditionally made from caribou or seal skin, for hunting and kayaking in the frigid Arctic.
The Inuit Circumpolar Council is a United Nations-recognized non-governmental organization (NGO), which defines its constituency as Canada's Inuit and Inuvialuit, Greenland's Kalaallit Inuit, Alaska's Inupiat and Yup'ik, and Russia's Siberian Yupik, [179] despite the last two neither speaking an Inuit dialect [70] or considering themselves "Inuit".
Sinews of Survival: The Living Legacy of Inuit Clothing is a 1997 ethnographic book about Inuit clothing by Canadian ethnologist Betty Kobayashi Issenman. [2] The book draws from existing research as well as Issenman's own travels and research with Inuit seamstresses. [3]
Traditional Inuit clothing is a complex system of cold-weather garments–a parka, trousers, mitts, inner footwear and boots–historically made from animal hide and fur. The origins of this clothing system reach back into prehistory, and it has been extensively collected, studied, and documented by researchers since the 1500s.
The English word kuspuk adapted from the Yup'ik word qaspeq (a lightweight parka cover or overshirt worn by both Yup'ik and Iñupiaq women and men). Also, the word mukluk (Yu’pik/Inuit boot, a soft knee-high boot of seal or caribou skin) which is derived from the Yup'ik word maklak meaning bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus).