Fascinating challenges : studying material culture with Dorothy Burnham

Thompson, Judy 1946- (Author). Burnham, Dorothy K. (Added Author). Hall, Judy, 1946- (Added Author). Tepper, Leslie Heyman, 1947- (Added Author). Canadian Ethnology Service. (Added Author). Canadian Museum of Civilization (Added Author).

Summary: "In 1990, Dorothy Burnham, a renowned authority on textiles and former curator at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, began work with three curators at the Canadian Ethnology Service of the Canadian Museum of Civilization. This book marks the 10th anniversary of this rewarding collaboration. It celebrates Dorothy Burnham's many contributions to ongoing research on the Museum's ethnographic collections from the Northern Athabaskan, Arctic, Plateau and Eastern Woodlands regions of North America. Eight papers highlight the important role that comprehensive study of museum collections - in particular, the understanding of garment cuts and techniques of weaving, sewing and decorative work - can play in material culture studies. Three papers by individuals working in contemporary Aboriginal communities illustrate the value of this detailed information to those seeking to revive traditional skills. Fascinating Challenges is an important resource for anyone interested in material culture studies and Aboriginal heritage."--Jacket

Record details

ISBN: 9780660178417
ISBN: 0660178419
ISBN: 9781772823004
ISBN: 1772823007
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 268 pages) : illustrations, maps
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Computer data.
Publisher: Hull, Quebec : Canadian Museum of Civilization, �2001.

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General Note:	CatMonthString:september.21 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Traditional summer clothing of the Dena'ina and the Gwich'in : variations on a theme / Judy Thomspon -- The oldest Athabaskan garment? / Judy Thompson -- The Gwich'in solution / Dorothy K. Burnham -- Revitalization / Judy Thompson -- My people did this : the re-making of a Gwich'in garment / Karen Wright Fraser -- The Gwich'in traditional clothing project / Ingrid Kritsch -- "Following the traditions of our ancestors" : Inuit clothing designs / Judy Hall -- Masters of design / Dorothy K. Burnham -- The old made new again : James Teit and the revitalization of cultural knowledge / Leslie Tepper -- The making of a traditional Nlaka'pamux silver-willow cape / Pearl Hewitt -- The observant eye : analyzing Nlaka'pamux woven mats / Leslie Tepper -- "To make them beautiful" : porcupine quill decorated moccasins from the St. Lawrence-Great Lakes / Judy Hall.
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Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
Reproduction Note:	Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
System Details Note:	Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Language Note:	Summary in French.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by JSTOR.
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Source of Description Note:	Print version record.