In 1970 a group of young Inuit women on Baffin Island began to tell stories of their past, their culture, and their lives through woven pictures. The first book dedicated to the Native art form of tapestry weaving, Nuvisavik shows how weaving became a bridge between nomadic camp life and life in a permanent settlement. Members of the Inuit community discuss the cultural content of the tapestries, decoding otherwise enigmatic and puzzling images.
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In 1970 a group of young Inuit women on Baffin Island began to tell stories of their past, their culture, and their lives through woven pictures. The first book dedicated to the Native art form of tapestry weaving, Nuvisavik shows how weaving became a bridge between nomadic camp life and life in a permanent settlement. Members of the Inuit community discuss the cultural content of the tapestries, decoding otherwise enigmatic and puzzling images.
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New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 216 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Paperback, 26 x 21 cm, with tiny corner bumps to front and rear covers, clean and unmarked pages, tight and secure binding. With Introductory Essays pp. 3-50 by editor, Papatsie, Judy, Knotsch, Catheleen, Hickman, Deborah. With section of 118 full-color prints of Inuit tapestry weaving from Pangnirtung on Baffin Island with photographs of some of the weavers and brief biographies. Index pp. 199-202 II-2-B front
Add this copy of Nuvisavik: the Place Where We Weave to cart. $2,470.00, new condition, Sold by BWS Bks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ferndale, NY, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by University of Washington Press.
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New. 0295982012. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** – – *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--216 pp. With 118 ills. (59 col. ). 26 x 21 cm. --with a bonus offer--
