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This book brings together information from the writings of traders, explorers, missionaries, Athapaskan oral traditions, and community interviews, all centered around what the book calls "Northern Athapaskan clothing."

A comprehensive study of Northern Athapaskan clothing, made primarily from animal hides and decorated with quillwork, fringes, and pigments. Uses writings of traders, explorers, missionaries; Athabascan oral tradition; sketches and photographs; and artifacts to construct a picture of the culture in a time of rapid change.

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2013
Book/Publication
McGill-Queen's University Press
1
BA89
Art
© 2013 Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation