Reawakening our ancestors' lines : revitalizing Inuit traditional tattooing /

Reawakening our ancestors' lines : revitalizing Inuit traditional tattooing /

For thousands of years, Inuit practiced the traditional art of tattooing. Created the ancient way, with bone needles and caribou sinew soaked in seal oil, sod or soot, these tattoos were an important tradition for many Inuit women, symbols etched on their skin that connected them to their families a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Johnston, Angela Hovak (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Iqaluit, Nunavut ; Toronto : Inhabit Media Inc., [2017]
Subjects:
Tattooing > Canada, Northern.
Tattooing > Canada, Northern > Pictorial works.
Inuit women > Canada > Social life and customs.
Inuit women > Canada, Northern > Social life and customs.
Inuit > Canada > Social life and customs.
Inuit women > Canada.
Indigenous art > Canada, Northern.
Indigenous art.

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