ALASKA NATIVE ART: TRADITION, INNOVATION, CONTINUITY

Unusually, she chose a poetic format for interview quotations, which Blodgett removed from the final text in order to make the work more accessible to a general audience.\n Later one reads of the cultural resonance of mukluks (boots), which are both decorative and extremely functional -- a well-made...

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Published in:Polar record 2008-07, Vol.44 (3), p.284
Main Authors: Gilbert, Mark, Fair, Susan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Artists
Cultural values
Native art
Public buildings
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Summary:Unusually, she chose a poetic format for interview quotations, which Blodgett removed from the final text in order to make the work more accessible to a general audience.\n Later one reads of the cultural resonance of mukluks (boots), which are both decorative and extremely functional -- a well-made pair can save their owner's life on a hunting trip. Properly insulated mukluks, a fine multifunctional patkutaq (which can act as a bowl, fan, plate, and mosquito-swat), and the well-carved handle of an Ulu knife: all are perceived as both decorative art pieces and functional, life-saving implements, and the outsider must gain some insight into this viewpoint in order to understand the cultural meanings that underlie the objects.
ISSN:0032-2474
1475-3057
DOI:10.1017/S0032247408007328