Nuussuarmiut: Hunting Families on the Big Headland; Demography, Subsistence and Material Culture in Nuussuaq, Upernavik, Northwest Greenland - Couverture rigide

Hansen, Keld

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 8763510847 ISBN 13 : 9788763510844

Editeur : Museum Tusculanum Press, 2009

Synopsis

This book describes life in a small hunting community in Northwest Greenland. It is based on fieldwork carried out by the author from 1966 to 1968 and documents in detail the traditional material culture, ways of hunting and fishing, daily life, and festive occasions of an Inuit society not yet influenced by European culture. The historical background of the settlement from the establishment in 1923 is outlined. Daily life in the settlement itself and out on the hunting grounds is followed through a whole year and all processes are documented in the many original photographs. The book demonstrates a surprising stability in the life of the hunting families, not due to conservatism but because experience has shown them that this way of living is the most suited to the given conditions. At the time of the field study, new tools and a number of other items had been introduced. In a large number of cases, they are used in conjunction with more traditional tools.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Museum Tusculanum Press
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 8763510847
• ISBN 13: 9788763510844
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 239