Awards

• Winner of Alcuin Citation for excellence in book design in Canada, Alcuin Society 1997 (Canada)
• Winner of Millia Davenport Award, Costume Society of America 1998 (United States)

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... generous and comprehensive work ... a breathtaking gallop athrough the world of aboriginal fur fashion ... a serious academic treatment of a complex and difficult subject, but it's easy to forget the footnotes, indexes and glosses, and lose oneself in the hundreds of illustrations ... a great deal here to interest lovers of art and fashion ... The next time a gale of horizontal sleet comes sweeping down from the north, give some thought to how our ancestors managed to stay warm before the invention of Gore-tex. Issenman's Sinews of Survival has all the answers. -- Robin McGrath * Sunday Telegram, April 5, 1998 * With in-depth research supplemented by numerous detailed black-and-white photos and pattern drawings, Issenman presents an excellent overview of how Inuit (Eskimo) clothing embodies social, artistic, and spiritual values of peoples in four circumpolar areas ... Extensive bibliography and useful glossary. -- B.B. Chico, Regis University * Choice, March 1998, Vol 35, No. 7 * Makes [the] story of continent-wide migrations, adaptations to harsh environments, and dramatic climate change come alive ... This most enjoyable book tells a tale of epic proportions and will appeal to anyone with an interest in the North and its history. -- John Wilson * Quill & Quire *

With in-depth research supplemented by numerous detailed black-and-white photos and pattern drawings, Issenman presents an excellent overview of how Inuit (Eskimo) clothing embodies social, artistic, and spiritual values of peoples in four circumpolar areas....Extensive bibliography and useful glossary - B.B. Chico, Regis University, Choice, March 1998, Vol 35, No. 7 ... generous and comprehensive work....a breathtaking gallop athrough the world of aboriginal fur fashion....a serious academic treatment of a complex and difficult subject, but it's easy to forget the footnotes, indexes and glosses, and lose oneself in the hundreds of illustrations....a great deal here to interest lovers of art and fashion.... The next time a gale of horizontal sleet comes sweeping down from the north, give some thought to how our ancestors managed to stay warm before the invention of Gore-tex. Issenman's Sinews of Survival has all the answers. - Robin McGrath, Sunday Telegram, April 5, 1998 Makes [the story of continent-wide migrations, adaptations to harsh environments, and dramatic climate change come alive. ... This most enjoyable book tells a tale of epic proportions and will appeal to anyone with an interest in the North and its history. - John Wilson, Quill & Quire

Makes [the] story of continent-wide migrations, adaptations to harsh environments, and dramatic climate change come alive ... This most enjoyable book tells a tale of epic proportions and will appeal to anyone with an interest in the North and its history. -- John Wilson Quill & Quire With in-depth research supplemented by numerous detailed black-and-white photos and pattern drawings, Issenman presents an excellent overview of how Inuit (Eskimo) clothing embodies social, artistic, and spiritual values of peoples in four circumpolar areas ... Extensive bibliography and useful glossary. -- B.B. Chico, Regis University Choice, March 1998, Vol 35, No. 7 ... generous and comprehensive work ... a breathtaking gallop athrough the world of aboriginal fur fashion ... a serious academic treatment of a complex and difficult subject, but it's easy to forget the footnotes, indexes and glosses, and lose oneself in the hundreds of illustrations ... a great deal here to interest lovers of art and fashion ... The next time a gale of horizontal sleet comes sweeping down from the north, give some thought to how our ancestors managed to stay warm before the invention of Gore-tex. Issenman's Sinews of Survival has all the answers. -- Robin McGrath Sunday Telegram, April 5, 1998

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Betty Kobayashi Issenman is a well-known specialist in Inuit clothing, a subject on which she has written and lectured extensively. From 1978 to 1988 she researched and catalogued the Artic clothing collections at the McCord Museum in Montreal, Quebec, and in 1988-1989 she was the guest curator at the museum of an exhibition of Inuit clothing called ""Ivalu: Traditions du vetement inuit/Traditions of Inuit Clothing.""

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