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• catalog abstract "The caribou hunt was an essential form of life support for the Naskapi, Montagnais, and Cree hunters of the vast Quebec-Labrador Peninsula. The hunters believed that if they honored their quarry by dressing in coats painted with powerful motifs, the caribou would be pleased to give themselves to the hunters, assuring a successful hunt. This book presents a group of these rare and beautiful painted caribou-skin coats dating from between 1700 and 1930. In the course of her research, the author carefully studied many of the 150 known surviving coats, which are scattered through museum collections in North America and Europe. In the book 60 of the most outstanding examples are described and illustrated, along with diagrams indicating how the skins were cut to shape the coats, and hundreds of drawings showing the subtleties of the patterning. Introductory sections provide information on the ritual use of the coats; their history, relationship to European influences, construction, design, and decoration; and the significance of the design motifs and colors. Organized in chronological sequence, the coats show the development of the art form, and the cuts reflect the changing styles of contemporary European fashion. . Few people today have had the opportunity to examine these coats. With the publication of To Please the Caribou, it is now possible for everyone, including the descendants of those who painted the complex designs and wore the coats, to view the finest surviving examples and to marvel at the skill and artistry of this little-known but very important Native American art.".
• catalog contributor b3691503.
• catalog created "c1992.".
• catalog date "1992".
• catalog date "c1992.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1992.".
• catalog description ". Few people today have had the opportunity to examine these coats. With the publication of To Please the Caribou, it is now possible for everyone, including the descendants of those who painted the complex designs and wore the coats, to view the finest surviving examples and to marvel at the skill and artistry of this little-known but very important Native American art.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
• catalog description "Introduction -- History -- Caribou -- Cut of the coats -- Sewing -- Quill wrapping and beading -- Layout of the design -- Colours -- Painting tools -- Colour plates -- Design motifs: Quadrates -- Double curves -- Chevrons -- Circles -- Crosses -- Crosshatching and hatching -- Diagonal crosses -- Dots -- Growth patterning -- Hearts -- Leaves -- Lozenges -- Ovals, ovoids, and pointed ovals -- Parallel lines -- Realism -- Rectangle and squares -- Scallops -- Stars -- Tracks -- Triangles -- Zigzags -- Catalogue of the coats -- Notes.".
• catalog description "Introductory sections provide information on the ritual use of the coats; their history, relationship to European influences, construction, design, and decoration; and the significance of the design motifs and colors. Organized in chronological sequence, the coats show the development of the art form, and the cuts reflect the changing styles of contemporary European fashion.".
• catalog description "The caribou hunt was an essential form of life support for the Naskapi, Montagnais, and Cree hunters of the vast Quebec-Labrador Peninsula. The hunters believed that if they honored their quarry by dressing in coats painted with powerful motifs, the caribou would be pleased to give themselves to the hunters, assuring a successful hunt.".
• catalog description "This book presents a group of these rare and beautiful painted caribou-skin coats dating from between 1700 and 1930. In the course of her research, the author carefully studied many of the 150 known surviving coats, which are scattered through museum collections in North America and Europe. In the book 60 of the most outstanding examples are described and illustrated, along with diagrams indicating how the skins were cut to shape the coats, and hundreds of drawings showing the subtleties of the patterning.".
• catalog extent "xiv, 314 p. :".
• catalog identifier "0295971770".
• catalog identifier "0295971789 (pbk.)".
• catalog isPartOf "Publications in art and archaeology".
• catalog issued "1992".
• catalog issued "c1992.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Seattle : University of Washington Press,".
• catalog spatial "Newfoundland Labrador.".
• catalog spatial "Newfoundland and Labrador.".
• catalog spatial "Québec (Province)".
• catalog spatial "Québec (Province).".
• catalog subject "971.4/1 20".
• catalog subject "Caribou hunting Newfoundland Labrador.".
• catalog subject "Caribou hunting Newfoundland and Labrador.".
• catalog subject "Caribou hunting Québec (Province)".
• catalog subject "E78.Q3 B87 1992".
• catalog subject "Hides and skins Social aspects Newfoundland Labrador.".
• catalog subject "Hides and skins Social aspects Newfoundland and Labrador.".
• catalog subject "Hides and skins Social aspects Québec (Province).".
• catalog subject "Indians of North America Clothing Newfoundland Labrador.".
• catalog subject "Indians of North America Clothing Newfoundland and Labrador.".
• catalog subject "Indians of North America Clothing Québec (Province)".
• catalog subject "Indians of North America Hunting Newfoundland Labrador.".
• catalog subject "Indians of North America Hunting Newfoundland and Labrador.".
• catalog subject "Indians of North America Hunting Québec (Province)".
• catalog tableOfContents "Introduction -- History -- Caribou -- Cut of the coats -- Sewing -- Quill wrapping and beading -- Layout of the design -- Colours -- Painting tools -- Colour plates -- Design motifs: Quadrates -- Double curves -- Chevrons -- Circles -- Crosses -- Crosshatching and hatching -- Diagonal crosses -- Dots -- Growth patterning -- Hearts -- Leaves -- Lozenges -- Ovals, ovoids, and pointed ovals -- Parallel lines -- Realism -- Rectangle and squares -- Scallops -- Stars -- Tracks -- Triangles -- Zigzags -- Catalogue of the coats -- Notes.".
• catalog title "To please the caribou : painted caribou-skin coats worn by the Naskapi, Montagnais, and Cree hunters of the Quebec-Labrador Peninsula / Dorothy K. Burnham ; with a foreword by Adrian Tanner.".
• catalog type "text".