Women's Work, Women's Art

Judy Thompson recently retired as curator of western subarctic ethnology at the Canadian Museum of Civilization. She is the author of several publications on Northern Athapaskan material culture and artistic traditions.

"There is nothing remotely like this authoritative and definitive work. The combination of detailed garment research with historical and ethnographic data informed by community-based research, makes Women's Work, Women's Art a model which surpasses anything to date. It will be a standard reference work for curators, material culture and native studies scholars, and members of Athapaskan communities." Laura Peers, School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography, University of Oxford "There are few publications on Northern Athapaskan clothing and none that cover the subject in such breadth and detail, showcasing the skills and knowledge of the makers - the women. Women's Work, Women's Art will make these museum collections more accessible and understandable and be a remarkable resource for First Nations interested in learning about their traditional material culture." Ingrid Kritsch, research director of the Gwich'in Social and Cultural Institute "Comprehensive but straightforward, Women's Work, Women's Art is an exciting resource for a range of scholars and an interesting, engaging read for the layperson." Worn Through "In this book, Thompson (formerly, Canadian Museum of Civilization) describes in depth how northern Athapaskan women made and decorated hide clothing before manufactured clothes replaced them. She uses documentary research, visual art, and 400 examples fr "Once in a while, a book that will undoubtedly become an authoritative text is published. Judy Thompson's study of 19th-century Athapaskan clothing is one such volume. The carefully researched text and many historic illustrations are accompanied by numero