商品簡介
The first chapter of this rich study provides a short history of the Alaska Eskimo peoples and their environment. Subsequent chapters describe tools and skin preparation and the boots, parkas, and other wear created from a variety of materials, including seal skin and bird skin. Throughout, the use and variety of the manufacture and type of garment and footwear are described in detail, making this a rich resource of Eskimo people, history, and culture. The volume, which is oversized (8.75x11.25"), is heavily illustrated with color photos of seamstresses at work, examples of footwear and other garments, and historic photos. A husband and wife team, both teach at the U. of Manitoba; Oakes in the department of environment and geography, Riewe in zoology. Annotation c2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Jill Oakes teaches in the Department of Environment and Geography at the University of Manitoba. Rick Riewe is professor of zoology at the University of Manitoba, where he teaches ecology, resource management, and biology. With funding from the Bata Shoe Museum, he and his wife Jill Oakes have lived and studied with the Native peoples of Canada, Alaska, Siberia, Fennoscandia, and Greenland.
