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Amauti / Woman's parka
Surra Baron, Surra Annanack, Claire Etook and Ayanaylitok (beadwork)1979/1979
McCord Stewart Museum
Montreal, Canada
The amauti is perhaps the item of clothing that best illustrates how the past coexists with the present. Still made and worn today, the amauti is a living legacy that dates back thousands of years. By wearing these garments, Inuit women display their accomplishments and their pride in being a part of a rich culture. They also assert their determination to maintain a distinct identity, while adapting to changing times.
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- Title: Amauti / Woman's parka
- Creator Lifespan: Unknown / Inconnue - Unknown / Inconnue
- Date: 1979/1979
- Type: Amauti, Amauti
- Titre: Amauti / Parka de femme
- Description: De tous les vêtements, l'amauti est peut-être celui qui illustre le mieux la coexistence du passé et du présent. Toujours fabriqué et porté de nos jours, l'amauti est un héritage vivant dont l'origine remonte à des milliers d'années. En le portant, les femmes inuites affichent leur savoir-faire et leur fierté de faire partie d'une culture riche. Elles affirment aussi leur détermination à conserver une identité distincte, tout en s'adaptant aux temps nouveaux.
- Culture (former name in parenthesis): Inuit: Nunavimmiut (Nunavik Inuit)
- Culture (ancien nom entre parenthèses): Inuit: Nunavimmiut (Inuit du Nunavik)
- Credit line: Gift of Mr. Ian Lindsay, Don de Mr. Ian Lindsay
- Artist: Surra Baron, Surra Annanack, Claire Etook and Ayanaylitok (beadwork)
- Rights: http://www.musee-mccord.qc.ca/en/orders/conditions/
- External Link: http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en/collection/artifacts/M983.184
- Medium: Caribou, seal and dog fur, sinew, glass beads, Fourrure de caribou, de phoque et de chien, tendon, perles de verre
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