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DiaporamaIglulik Inuit Polar Bear Kamiks
leah aksaajuq otak (1950 – 2019)
Discover Leah Aksaajuq Otak’s exquisite Inuit fur inlay art! Known for her iconic polar bear kamiks, she bridged culture & tradition in Nunavut's artistic legacy.
Bata Shoe Museum (Toronto, Canada)
Explore over 13,000 shoes spanning 4,500 years at Toronto's Bata Shoe Museum! Discover footwear history, culture & design through fascinating exhibits and research.
Fur inlay is a technique used by Inuit seamstresses to create highly intricate designs. Traditional patterns are geometric while more contemporary designs feature highly curvilinear motifs, such as animals or floral patterns. A difficult challenge when creating this type of decoration is matching the nap of the different furs used to create the design so that all the hairs lie in the same direction. Leah Okadluk, an Iglulingmiut Inuit seamstress, made these sealskin kamiks decorated with inlaid designs of polar bears for the 1987 Bata Shoe Museum Foundation Decorated Moccasin competition and won second prize.
About this artwork
- Title: Iglulik Inuit Polar Bear Kamiks
- Artist: leah aksaajuq otak
- Year: 1987
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: Bata Shoe Museum
- Color palette: Neutrals
- Color hue: Blue-Violet to Rose
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