Woman’s coat (amauti) made of ringed caribou and seal skin. It is decorated with fur inside, darker appliqués of animal skin, glass beading and small lead weights. A big hood and a pocket on the back are used to carry babies. Glass beads, fishing weights and spoon backs come from fur trade exchanges.
Period : 20th century, 1950
Culture : Inuit, Puvirnituq, Nunavik, Québec
Artisan : Siupi Juanasialuk and Nelly Putuguq
Materials : Glass, ivory, nerve, lead, tin, caribou skin, seal skin
Dimensions : 178 × 75 cm
Musée de la civilisation, photographer : Amélie Breton – Perspective Photo, 70-228