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Wendat women's arts / Annette W. de Stecher.

by De Stecher, Annette W.

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McGill-Queen's University Press, 2022.

746.4408975 D476w

Embroidery -- Nation Huronne Wendat -- History.

First Nations art -- Nation Huronne Wendat.

Indigenous art -- Nation Huronne Wendat.

First Nations art -- Québec (Province)

Indigenous art -- Québec (Province)

Women artists -- Nation Huronne Wendat.

First Nations women artists -- Québec (Province)

Indigenous women artists -- Québec (Province)

McGill-Queen's/Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation studies in art history.

9780228010678 (hc)

xii, 228 p. : ill. (chiefly color), map ; 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-222) and index.

"For centuries, women artists of the Wendat First Nation of Wendake in Québec have created artworks of intricate design and complex meaning in moosehair and quill embroidery. Their work records and transmits ancestral knowledge across generations of artists and remains a vibrant and important practice today. Breaking new ground in Indigenous art histories, Wendat Women's Arts is the first book to bring together a full history of the Wendat embroidery art form. Annette de Stecher challenges the historical anonymity of Indigenous women artists by arguing for a central role for them in community history and ceremony. Through their art, these women played an important part in the diplomatic strategies that advanced the sovereignty of their nation, work that was an extension of their position of authority in their families and clans. Chiefs and community members wore finely embroidered attire as a brilliant focus of ceremonial events, a tradition that continues today. Women artists also supported their community economically as their embroidery was a souvenir of choice for European collectors. In vibrant ill., this book reconstructs the rich repertoire of Wendat embroidery now dispersed in collections throughout the world. Wendat Women's Arts combines a depth of historical understanding with a keen knowledge of contemporary Wendat artists, demonstrating that the story of Wendat women is one of cultural strength, innovation, resilience, and success."--Publisher.

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