coat
| Nom de l'objet : | coat |
| Type de l'objet : | coat |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | DRESS & ADORNMENT |
| Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | textiles |
| Matériaux : | fibre sinew, caribou skin, caribou |
| Technique de fabrication : | pieced sewn cut |
| Numéro de catalogue : | A2.511 |
| Province d'origine : | Nunavut |
| Pays d'origine : | Canada |
| Continent d'origine : | North America |
| Région naturelle : | Coronation Gulf |
| Culture : | Inuit: Inuinnait |
| Secteur géo-culturel : | Arctic America |
| Contexte culturel : | clothing |
| Date de fin de production : | 1932 |
| Description : | Women's inner coat of caribou skin with the fur on the inside and a large elongated hood. The coat has a thin rectangular front flap and a large rectangular back flap. The coat is waist length and has broad angular shoulders. The back of the coat is sligh |
| Fonctions : | Inner coat was worn with the hair to the inside underneath an outer coat in cold weather for extra insulation. The insulating capability of animal skins is enhanced by the practice of wearing two layers of skin clothing, especially in winter. One layer of clothing is worn with the fur on the inside and a second layer is worn with the fur on the outside. The clothing also is designed so as to minimize ingress of wind and cold. During winter men and women wear two hooded waist-length coats, two pairs of trousers, two pairs of stockings and boots, and mittens. Men often wear a longer, heavier outer coat when outdoors in winter. While mass-produced clothing from the south is now commonly worn, the making of skin clothing is being revived in the Arctic. In the Arctic, the making of clothing is considered as important as the creation of sacred objects. Aside from its important function as protection against the cold, clothing is imbued with power and spirituality. Women as seamstresses play an extremely important role in the expression of cultural value and meaning. The clothing of each group is cut and decorated according to distinctive cultural aesthetics. In addition to expressing the group's identity, seamstresses express the beliefs and values of the group through clothing, which marks social identities like gender, age, childbearing status, and geographical origin. Clothing also expresses the special relationship of people in the Arctic with the animal world. People, animals, and spirits are subject to metamorphosis. Clothing often refers to this ability to transform, and could effect such a metamorphosis. |
| Hauteur : | 20 |
| Largeur : | 142 |
| Profondeur : | 80 |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | cm |
| Département : | Museum of Anthropology |
| Établissement : |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Vancouver |
| Province de l'établissement : | British Columbia |
| Enregistrement de l'institution : | Fiche complète provenant du site du musée |
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