Reawakening Our Ancestors' Lines: Revitalizing Inuit Traditional Tattooing

by Angela Hovak Johnston

Book Overview

For thousands of years, Inuit women practised the traditional art of tattooing. Created with bone needles and caribou sinew soaked in seal oil or soot, these tattoos were an important tradition for many women, symbols stitched in their skin that connected them to their families and communities.
But with the rise of missionaries and residential schools in the North, the tradition of tattooing was almost lost. In 2005, when Angela...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1772271691
• ISBN13: 9781772271690
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Inhabit Media
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 11.1" x 11.2"