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Description for Nuvisavik
paperback. Explores the weaver's of Nuvisavik and their art. Editor(s): Finckenstein, Maria. Num Pages: 216 pages, Colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254. . Fine paperback book in excellent contidtion.
In 1970 a small group of young Inuit women in Pangnirtung on Baffin Island began to tell a story - a story about their past, their culture, their lives - a story told through woven pictures. The first book dedicated to the art form of tapestry weaving, Nuvisavik shows how weaving became a bridge between nomadic camp life and life in a permanent settlement. The tapestries, meticulously woven by women trained by their mothers as seamstresses, portray images wistfully remembered by elders in the community and captured by local artists. Both the drawings and the tapestries convey the pride of ... Read more
In 1970 a small group of young Inuit women in Pangnirtung on Baffin Island began to tell a story - a story about their past, their culture, their lives - a story told through woven pictures. The first book dedicated to the art form of tapestry weaving, Nuvisavik shows how weaving became a bridge between nomadic camp life and life in a permanent settlement. The tapestries, meticulously woven by women trained by their mothers as seamstresses, portray images wistfully remembered by elders in the community and captured by local artists. Both the drawings and the tapestries convey the pride of ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
McGill-Queen´s University Press Montreal
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Montreal, Canada
ISBN
9780773523357
SKU
KNH0011610
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
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Reviews for Nuvisavik
"The work of the weavers of Pangnirtung is arguably the least known of all current Inuit art forms. Nuvisavik, the first major publication about the weavers of Pangnirtung, is especially welcome. It celebrates the achievement of the tapestry weavers and presents a vivid portrait of their community and its history." Dorothy Harley Eber, author of When the Whalers Were Up ... Read more