Abstract
Three 600-year-old hooded gut-skin parkas were excavated in 1947 at the settlement
Nuulliit, situated in the North Water polynya between Ellesmere Island and Avanersuaq in northern
Greenland. The parkas, radiocarbon dated to the 14th century AD, belong to the Thule Period
Inuit, who migrated from the Bering Strait region through Arctic North America into northern
Greenland after 1250 AD. This study compares the Nuulliit parkas with gut-skin parkas collected
from 1846–1945 among resident Inuit in Alaska and eastern Greenland. Further, a comparison is
conducted with female and male fur-skin parkas from Inuit in the Bering Strait region and Alaska.
The analyses of the parkas’ cutting, sewing techniques, and material consumption show that
the characteristic cut with double hood roots (inserted in the mid-shoulders or directly connected
to the hood), sleeve gussets, and vertical orientation of gut-skin panels were used for at least 550
years among the Inuit.
Nuulliit, situated in the North Water polynya between Ellesmere Island and Avanersuaq in northern
Greenland. The parkas, radiocarbon dated to the 14th century AD, belong to the Thule Period
Inuit, who migrated from the Bering Strait region through Arctic North America into northern
Greenland after 1250 AD. This study compares the Nuulliit parkas with gut-skin parkas collected
from 1846–1945 among resident Inuit in Alaska and eastern Greenland. Further, a comparison is
conducted with female and male fur-skin parkas from Inuit in the Bering Strait region and Alaska.
The analyses of the parkas’ cutting, sewing techniques, and material consumption show that
the characteristic cut with double hood roots (inserted in the mid-shoulders or directly connected
to the hood), sleeve gussets, and vertical orientation of gut-skin panels were used for at least 550
years among the Inuit.
| Bidragets oversatte titel | En analyse af 600 år gamle tarmskindspelse fra den tidlige Thule-periode fra Nuulliit, Avanersuaq, Grønland |
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| Originalsprog | Engelsk |
| Tidsskrift | Arctic Anthropology |
| Vol/bind | 59 |
| Udgave nummer | 2 |
| Sider (fra-til) | 107-130 |
| Antal sider | 23 |
| ISSN | 0066-6939 |
| DOI | |
| Status | Udgivet - 2024 |
Emneord
- Clothing and dress