Wall hanging of appliquéd sealskin on cloth made by Mina Napartuk with visual stories showing the steps in making kamiks: hunting, scraping and sewing. The syllabics explain the process of making a pair of kamiks and the six characters in the extreme upper right corner are Mina's signature.
Wool felt, sealskin, cotton thread, cotton
backing, nylon Velcro
Kuujjuarapik, Quebec
BSM P79.272