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My Wall Hanging

Early Sketches

Cut out animals

Cut Out Felt Shapes

Inuit Wall Hanging Artist

Jessie Oonark Marion Tuu'luuq

History

Modern Application Of Tradition

Embroider Border

and Animals

In the 1960s, after making wool duffle mittens, socks, and clothing, Inuit seamstresses used the leftover multi-colored pieces of fabric to make art to hang on walls. In embracing a foreign artistic medium, Inuit women made their wall hangings a vehicle for expressing centuries-old Inuit traditions.

Display Sewing Skills

Inuit women decorated their parkas and garments with lavish colorful decorations, their daughters would learn to sew by observation.

All these age-old skills have been transferred to the modern textile art of today’s Inuit women.

These talented seamstresses easily apply their distinctive and complex abilities to their modern wall hangings.

Sewing Tradition

Traditionally, sewing was a vital survival skill for Inuit living on the land.

The women’s ingenuity and skillful stitching transformed animal hides into clothing, blankets, tents, and even into seafaring vessels such as the kayak.

Inuit Wall Hangings

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