Loss of Labrets and Rise of the Gospel: A Photo Essay about the Western Arctic Kukpugmiut, 1888-1924
Labrets, for centuries a ubiquitous feature of male Kukpugmiut facial décor, are seldom mentioned in Western Arctic contact studies. Via early lithographs and photos, this essay reviews their three-tiered typology, visualizes social strata affecting their use, and defines when they were worn. As wel...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Equinox Publ.
2021
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Religious studies and theology
Year: 2021, Volume: 40, Issue: 1, Pages: 2-24 |
Further subjects: | B
Indigenous Christianity
B Modernity B piercing B Inuvialuit B body decoration B Conversion |
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