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Hardcover Tengautuli Atkuk / The Flying Parka: The Meaning and Making of Parkas in Southwest Alaska Book
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ISBN: 029575172X

ISBN13: 9780295751726

Tengautuli Atkuk / The Flying Parka: The Meaning and Making of Parkas in Southwest Alaska

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Parkas are part of a living tradition in southwest Alaska. Some are ornamented with tassels, beads, and elaborate stitching; others are simpler fur or birdskin garments. Although fewer fancy parkas are sewn today, many people still wear those made for them by their mothers and other relatives.

"Parka-making" conversations touch on every aspect of Yup'ik life--child rearing, marriage partnerships, ceremonies and masked dances, traditional...

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