Pair of traditional women's boots "kamik" ·  Greenland, Inuit · ID: 3050270

Description

animal skin, three parts (sole, upper leather, shaft), with small patterned trimmings made of brightly colored leather strips

Traditionally, women have the technical skills needed to make the “kamiks”. The older women pass on their knowledge orally to the younger ones. The production of the “kamik” is very complex and time-consuming. They are traditionally made from caribou, seal or elk skin.

The object Pair of traditional women’s boots “kamik” with the object ID 3050270 was last part of the auction Online Auction at September 27, 2023 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 26 achieved a sales price of EUR 300.

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