Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
"In this richly illustrated volume, Jill Oakes and Rick Riewe detail how indigenous peoples of Siberia make, wear, and interpret the meaning of their traditional clothing. Drawing on extensive research and their travels across northern Asia, the authors document the intricate designs executed in fur, embroidery, beads, paint, and dye that adorn indigenous apparel, from everyday parkas and boots to shaman's robes.
They also record the complex belief systems that inform nearly every aspect of a garment's construction and decoration. Among the Even of Central Siberia, a healing shaman wears human-shaped pendants made of red-dyed seal fur to help cure a sick person. Among the Koryak of the Far East, burial clothing made from white-haired reindeer skin can't be seen or finished until someone actually dies. The Nenets of western Siberia sew bells on their children's sleeves both to keep them from getting lost and to ward off evil spirits.
Oakes and Riewe also draw parallels between the practices of Siberian peoples and those of northern Canada and Alaska."--BOOK JACKET.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: English
Showing 3 featured editions. View all 3 editions?
Edition | Availability |
---|---|
1
Spirit of Siberia: traditional native life, clothing and footwear
1999, Smithsonian Institution Press, in association with the Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto
in English
1560988010 9781560988014
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
2
Spirit of Siberia: traditional native life, clothing, and footwear
1998, Douglas & McIntyre
in English
1550546481 9781550546484
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
3
Spirit of Siberia: traditional native life, clothing, and footwear
1998, Smithsonian Institution Press
in English
1560988010 9781560988014
|
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
Book Details
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 198-205) and index.
"Published in association with the Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Canada"--T.p. verso.
Classifications
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?November 15, 2023 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
September 18, 2021 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
December 3, 2010 | Edited by Open Library Bot | Added subjects from MARC records. |
April 28, 2010 | Edited by Open Library Bot | Linked existing covers to the work. |
December 9, 2009 | Created by WorkBot | add works page |