
Whitney’s Notes: Traditional Leatherwork of the Indigenous Peoples of North America
by Whitney Bai
* Posts under ‘Whitney’s Notes’ are for me to organize my notes from conference, my research over special topics and my random work inspired by random things. Please check reference list to find the original content.* Inuit’s male outfit, 1914-1916 Inuit-Yupik Northern Caribou skin, beads, caribou fore teeth, female inner parka, 1930’s Two of many things I love about leather: 1. it is an organic material—it came with unique natural look and reacts to its environment and its users and changes over time, […]
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