NFB Collection
Eskimo Arts and Crafts
194318 minFilm: Documentary
Direction: Laura Boulton
Production: Laura Boulton
To the Baffin Island Inuit arts and crafts are part of life. Their handbuilt kayaks are marvels of construction and speed. Skins for new garments are dried and softened, then decorated with Indigenous inspired patterns. Ivory carving, bone shuttles, and hand-fashioned spears, are products of traditional skill, while legendary stories, drumming, singing, and dancing, are enjoyed by old and young alike.
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Subject categories
- Crafts > BoatbuildingClothing and CostumeInuit CraftsSculpture and Woodcarving
- Indigenous Peoples in Canada (Inuit) > CraftsCultureNorthwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon
- Visual Arts > Inuit Arts
- Indigenous Studies > Arts
- Social Studies > Communities in Canada/World
- Media Education > Documentary Film
Credits
- director
- Laura Boulton
- producer
- Laura Boulton
- photography
- Grant McLean
- consultant
- Robert Flaherty