The tactile Eskimo art collection / presented by the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs ; in co-operation with the Canadian National Institute for the Blind ; commentary by Gilles and Leslie Duplantie.: R5-226/1973E-PDF

"Thirty-two pieces were chosen by two blind women for this special collection, sponsored by the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. Texture and form as perceived through sensitive touch were important criteria in selecting the carvings."

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canadian National Institute for the Blind.
Canada. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.
Title The tactile Eskimo art collection / presented by the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs ; in co-operation with the Canadian National Institute for the Blind ; commentary by Gilles and Leslie Duplantie.
Publication type Monograph
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) "Ottawa, 1973."
Digitized edition from print [produced by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada].
Issued also in French under title: Collection de sculptures esquimaudes appréciables par le toucher.
Publishing information Ottawa : Indian and Northern Affairs, 1973.
Author / Contributor Duplantie, Gilles.
Duplantie, Leslie.
Description 21 p.
Catalogue number
  • R5-226/1973E-PDF
Departmental catalogue number IAND Publication No. QS-1340-000-EE-A1
Subject terms Inuit
Art exhibitions
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