Furs and fabrics : transformations, clothing and identity in East
Greenland
Buijs, C.C.M.; Buijs C.C.M.
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Buijs, C. C. M. (2004, May 26). Furs and fabrics : transformations, clothing and identity in East Greenland. Mededelingen van het Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde. CNWS Publications, Leiden. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/1887/56410
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Index of garments and (clothing related) subjects
A
Aaqqat, aaqqalit (mittens) 53, 242, 265,
Aaqqatit, qajartuutit (kayak mittens of waterproof skin) 265, 267 aarngat (lose kayak sleeves) 49, 119, 265
aaraq, aarat (lose kayak sleeves) 265
aasiviit (summer meeting(s) 29, 32, 59, 70, 265 aataaq (Harp seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus) 266
adornments (see also armlets, ear decorations, necklaces) 18, 37, 38, 213, 230, 243 agivilisaq, agivilisat (kayak skirt(s) 119, 265
ajeri, ajerit (catechists) 150, 223, 265 ajerip annoraava (catechists anorak) 105, 265
ajerip qilernerusaa (catechist’s white bands) 105, 265
ajipertinga, ajipertingat (knee(s), knee-piece(s), long boots with knee-piece) 35, 36 145, 146, 265, 266 ajoqi, ajoqit (catechist(s) 265
akuilisaq, akuilisat (kayak skirt(s) 265
alatsik, alatsit (men’s fur coat(s) 42, 43, 44, 48, 92, 115, 131, 132, 205, 212, 265, 268 alerseq, alersit (sock(s) 36, 59, 143, 265
alersit takikattaat (tights) 143, 265 alersit takisuut (tights) 265 aligeq (bird skin coat) 46, 265
allerneq (taboo, prohibition to eat parts of the food) 266
Amaakajeeq (name of an Uaajeerneq player) 73, 74, 76, 251, 265
Amaarngut, amaarngit (woman’s inner fur coats to carry a child) 15, 22, 24, 28, 29, 37, 79, 90, 119, 121, 230, 232, 243, 265
Amaat, amaatit (woman’s coat or jackets to carry a child) 13, 14, 18, 29, 67, 71, 73, 74, 76, 90, 91, 98, 112, 119, 125, 126, 127, 130, 161, 178, 183, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 207, 217, 225, 230, 231, 232, 238, 265, 269
Ammassak, ammassaat (fish, capelin) 10, 37, 38, 64, 109, 157, 229, 238, 243, 265 Anaalakkaarneq (name of an Uaajeerneq player) 73, 74, 76, 265
Anaasakkaarneq (name of an Uaajeerneq player) 265
Angakkeq, angakkit (shaman(s) 62, 71, 72, 84, 223, 265 Angakko, angakkut (shaman(s) 265
Angakok, angakoks (shaman(s) 36, 61, 66, 265
animal symbolism 28
anneq (bearded seal, Erignathus barbatus) 265 annernga (bearded seal, Erignathus barbatus) 25, 265 annoraaq, annoraat (anorak(s) 170, 266
annoraaq qernertoq (see also black anorak) 105, 266
anorak (see annoraaq, annoraat, arnarngaaq, arnarngaat) 6, 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, 41, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 53, 68, 70, 79, 81, 85, 91, 92, 93, 104, 105, 106, 112, 115, 116, 125, 128, 129, 130, 132, 133, 139, 140, 141, 151, 171, 172, 185, 191, 197, 199, 201, 205, 206, 207, 220, 221, 230, 231, 235, 239, 242, 247, 265, 266 armlet (arsaqquut, arsaqquulit, tajaq, tajat, assaqqoqutit) 18, 243, 266
arnarngaaq, arnarngaat (anorak(s) 28, 29, 45, 48, 115, 266 arsaqquut, arsaqquulit (armlet(s) 38, 266
assaqqoqutit (armlets) 266 atallaat (whaling suit) 269
ateeq (soul, name-soul, name) 266 atequt, atequtit (skirt(s) 269
atterneq (taboo, prohibition to eat parts of the food) 67, 98, 235, 266 avalarpaq, avalarpat (ear decoration(s) (in the form of nostrils) 266 avittaat, avittaalit (small knife(s) to cut leather strips) 266
avittarneq, avittarnit (leather embroidery) 13, 91, 93, 146, 209,242, 243, 266 avittat (leather embroidery) 91, 242, 243
B back 15, 17, 18, 22, 25, 26, 29, 33, 34, 40, 44, 45, 48, 51, 53, 55, 61, 63, 66, 72, 73, 76, 78, 79, 85, 92, 112, 119, 126, 203, 204, 211, 221 - flap 27, 41, 43, 120 band(s) 60, 90, 129, 181, 268 - hair 37, 64, 65 - stomach 140 - wrist 38 bead(s) 29, 38, 71, 77, 91, 97, 125, 135, 140, 158, 161, 185, 194, 197, 207, 209, 238, 243, 268 - collar(s) 94, 96, 103, 140, 150, 161, 171, 180, 192, 196, 197, 199, 205, 207, 208, 223 bird(s) 37, 46, 77, 210, 229, 232 - skin(s) 15, 41, 46, 61, 265 black 37, 39, 46, 90, 98, 99, 103, 106, 129, 140, 146 149, 150, 160, 175, 181, 184, 185, 189, 197, 209, 232, 235, 242, 247 - anorak 105, 106, 150, 191, 223, 225, 239, 266 - boots 94, 99, 103, 145, 148, 150, 171, 181, 184, 199, 205, 208, 223, 233, 250 - calf skin, cow hide 150, 209
- clothing 175, 184, 185, 189, 197, 212, 239 - magic 12, 17, 18, 38, 86, 99, 266
- (cloth) trousers 93, 94, 96, 104, 171, 174, 184, 197, 208 - (Episcopal) robe(s), dress 105, 106, 191, 223, 239, 268 blouses 125, 128, 129, 178, 208
- bead collar blouses 94, 96, 171, 192, 197, 185, 208
- European blouses 129, 130, 161, 174, 175, 184, 199, 212 bone 38, 55, 58, 64, 108, 135, 136, 159, 243
boots (kamik, kamiit) - baby 181, 250
- black 104, 181, 184, 199, 208 - decorated 58, 59, 92, 96, 150 - East Greenlandic 119, 144, 145, 233 - European (type of) 133, 175, 211, 215
- festive 94, 103, 145, 146, 150, 199, 201, 205, 207, 209, 223 - girl’s 23, 192, 231
- inner 19, 23, 36, 41, 56, 57, 59, 76, 125, 128, 146, 212
- hairy, fur (see kamiit meqqilit, kamiit meqqullit) 23, 57, 59, 92, 115, 116, 135, 146, 161, 189, 234, 242, 267
- leather, dehaired (see kamiit maattamiilit, kamiit meqqoqanngitsut) 23, 26, 36, 53, 58, 89, 116, 130, 178, 187, 189, 223, 266
- long (see ajipertingaq, ajipertingat, kamiit ajipertingarartiilit, kamiit seeqquallit, kamilivartit, kamiit seeqquaqanngitsut, kamiit takikkaajut, kamiit takisuut, seeqqoq, seeqqut,) 30, 35, 91, 99, 103, 145, 146, 148, 150, 201, 205, 207, 223, 233, 244, 265, 266, 267
- outer 36, 41, 56, 59, 76, 128 - rubber 187, 212
- sealskin 16, 90, 92, 94, 96, 99, 103, 104, 119, 122, 127, 129
- short (see kamisat, kamisat kapitsimalit, kamisat kapissimasut) 128, 149, 244, 267 - snow 181 - summer 79, 219 - undecorated 23 - watertight, waterproof 41, 56, 133 - West Greenlandic 35, 92 - winter 16, 19, 57 - women’s 34, 35, 36, 68, 76, 85, 113, 119, 145, 146, 148, 233, 244, 266 C
calf skin(s), cow hide, leather 146, 150, 160, 209
cap(s) (see also isseq, isivat, nasaq, nasat) 1, 18, 19, 60, 61, 63, 68, 80, 86, 116, 132, 134, 139, 181, 201, 220, 230, 243, 266, 268
- protective hood for children (piaaqqusiaq, piaaqqusiat) 18, 231, 235, 268
catechist (see also ajeri, ajerit, ajoqi, ajoqit) 84, 100, 106, 127, 129, 137, 141, 165, 191, 202, 207, 212, 237, 265, 270, 271
- catechists anorak (ajerip annoraava) 105, 265
- catechist’s white bands (ajerip qilernerusaa) 105, 223, 265 coat(s) (see aligeq, kavaajaq, kavaajat, timmiaq)
- men’s coats (see alatsik, alatsit, aligeq, annoraaq, qulitsaq, qulitsat, timmiaq)
- woman’s coat to carry a child (see amaarngut, amaarngit, amaat, amaatit, tattulaq, tattulat) cow skin (see calf skin)
D
dog fur 16, 19, 24, 30, 34, 35, 36, 43, 92, 113, 120, 135, 144, 145, 146, 150, 161, 185, 201, 209, 223, 233, 243, 269
- white dog fur stripes of the women’s coats (see qaqivat) 24, 25, 26, 30, 269 dress(es) (see kjuuli, kjuulit)
- cotton 126
- cloth 90, 123, 125, 145, 150, 223 - textile 129, 141
dye(s) 146, 185, 235 E
ear decorations (see avalarpaq, avalarpat, iverut, iverutit, orseetan, orseetat, iverutit) 38, 266 - earring(s) (see tusaammeq, tusaammit, iverut, iverutit) 136, 212, 213, 269
edge(s) 29, 30, 35, 46, 53, 55, 92, 120, 140, 233, 234 embroidery 32, 91, 93, 145, 146, 197, 209, 243
- skin 209
- leather embroidery (see avittarneq, avittarnit, avittat) Epiphany feast (see Kunngit pingasit, Kunngit pingasut)
eye shade(s) (see also inniikkilaq, inniikkilat, teqqiaq, teqqiat) 60, 63, 64, 235, 266 F
festive dress, clothing 6, 8, 25, 81, 90, 91, 99, 103, 199, 203, 211, 242 festival costume(s) 81
front part 25, 26, 30, 43, 44, 45, 57, 184, 189, 230, 232, 235, 251 G
glasses, sunglasses (see ittaat, isarussat) 184, 189, 230, 232, 235, 251 gut skin 113, 116, 117, 123, 132, 241, 266
- gut skin coat(s) (see ikkiaq, ikkiat, iggiak, iggiat) identity
- cultural 4, 254
- ethnic 4, 5, 171, 261
- national 4, 6, 171, 218, 226, 227 I
iggiak, iggiat (gut skin frock(s) 266
ikkiaq,ikkiat (gut skin frock(s) 29, 46, 47, 116, 117, 266 ilisiinneq (sorcery, black magic) 17, 86, 266
ilisiinniilitsat (performance of a sorcerer) 38, 266 ilisiinniutissat (performance of a sorcerer) 266 ilisiitseq (sorcerer) 266
ilisiitsoq (sorcerer) 266
imatsivoq (scraping sealskins with soapsuds) 250, 266 Inatsisartut (the Greenlandic Parliament) 192, 266 innertaarneq (the new fire) 70, 266
inniikkilaq, inniikkilat (eye shade(s) 60, 63, 235, 266 inuuseeq (soul, spirit, keeper of the life processes) 266 inua (soul, spirit, keeper of the life processes) 12, 23, 27 isarussat (snow goggles, glasses) 266
isivat (caps, protective hood for children) 231, 266 isseq (cap, protective hood for children) 231, 266
isigammaaq, isigammaat (overshoes of polar-bear fur) 269 ittaat (snow goggles, glasses) 63, 235, 266
iverut, iverutit (earring(s) 266 J
jeans 174, 184, 185, 250
jersey (see tunuujuk, tunuujut, ujuuluk, ujuulut) 92, 113, 115, 123, 127, 129, 130, 132, 141, 184, 269 K
Kalaallisuut (Greenland’s national costume) 197, 266
Kalaallit Nunaanni Aalisartut Piniartullu Katuffiat (KNAPK) (fishers’ and hunters’ association) 157, 246, 266, 267
Kamik, kamiit (sealskin boot(s) 6, 17, 113, 119, 125, 133, 177, 178, 180, 181, 184, 189, 199, 208,212, 213, 243, 247, 250, 266
kamiit ajipertingarartiilit (long sealskin woman’s boots with knee-piece) 35, 36, 145, 146, 266 kamiit maattamiilit (dehaired sealskin boots) 58, 133, 189, 266
kamiit meqqoqanngitsut (dehaired sealskin boots) 266
kamiit meqqilit (sealskin boots with hair on) 57, 133, 189, 267 kamiit meqqullit (sealskin boots with hair on) 267
kamiit takisuut (long sealskin boots for women) 267
kamilivartit (long sealskin woman’s boots with incision) 34, 35, 144, 267 kamisat (short sealskin boots) 128, 148, 244, 267
kamisat kapitsimalit (short boots) 148, 267 kamisat kapissimasut (short boots) 267
kammiut (instrument to make boots supple) 180, 267 kanajoq, kanajit (sculpin) 269
kavaajaq, kavaajat (coat(s) 141, 267
kayak(s) 1, 10, 12, 23, 41, 48, 49, 60, 63, 66, 67, 68, 79, 82, 109, 110, 116, 118, 119, 126, 129, 145, 149, 154, 155, 175, 188, 189, 215, 219, 222, 231, 245, 259, 260
kayak garments 13, 49, 68, 260
- anorak(s) 19, 48, 53, 79, 85, 116, 118, 219, 231, 268, 269
- brown leather kayak anorak (see also qajarsiit, qaqorsoqqut) 48, 131, 132, 231, 268
- cloth anorak used in kayak (see also saqqisikkoorngut, tuvilik, qajartuuseq) 131, 132, 219, 269 - kayak mittens (see also aaqqatit qajartuutit, maattaalit, maattamiilit, meqqoqanngitsut) 49, 53, 242, 267
- kayak skirt (see also agivilisa, agivilisat, akuilisa, akuilisat) 49, 51, 119, 265 - kayak sleeves (see also aaraq, aarat) 119, 265
- short kayak anorak (see also qaaloqqoq, qaaloqqut, qaqorsoqqut) 48, 49, 50, 268 kiiappak (mask) 267
kiffaq, kiffat (servant(s) 267 kiinarpak (mask) 267
kiliilarnaq (scraper) 17, 250, 267 kiliortuut (scraper) 267
kippaq, kippat (servant(s) 139, 158, 267 kjuuli, kjuulit (dress(es) 126, 267
KNAPK (see Kalaallit Nunaanni Aalisartut Piniartullu Katuffiat, fishers’ and hunters’ association) 157, 246, 266, 267
KNI (Kalaallit Niuerfiat) (Greenland Trade Company) 155, 156, 180, 191, 239, 242, 245, 246, 257, 266 knee(s) 35, 36, 57, 58, 144
- knee piece(s) 35, 145, 146, 265
knife(ves) (see avittaat, avittaalit) 36, 64, 73, 77, 235, 266 - women’s knife (sakkeq, ulu) 67, 207, 269
Kunngit pingasit (feast of the Epiphany) 108, 210, 236, 267 Kunngit pingasut (feast of the Epiphany) 267
L
lace 129, 146, 181, 184, 197, 209
linen 83, 89, 103, 113, 119, 122, 123, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 132, 140, 142, 242 M
maattaalit (kayak mittens of waterproof skin) 53, 242, 267
maattamiilit (garments of) depilated sealskin) 58, 119, 133, 189, 266, 267
mask(s) (see kiiappak, kiinarpak) 70, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 81, 107, 108, 158, 221, 239 meqqilit (garments of seal fur; see also kamiit) 267
meqqoqanngitsut (garments of) depilated sealskin) 267 meqqulit (garments of seal fur) 267
messertapik, messertapit (sewing workshop) 159, 177, 181, 247, 267 messortapik, messortapit (sewing workshop) 267
miigattak (young) ringed seal (Phoca hispida) 160, 202, 267
minister (see also palasi) 7, 18, 84, 94, 96, 98, 99, 101, 102, 105, 106, 107, 133, 137, 138, 150, 151, 165, 169, 170, 191, 223, 224, 238, 248, 251, 268
- black clerical robe of a minister (see also palasip annoraarsuaq) 105, 106, 191, 223, 239, 268 - chasuble, over garment of a minister (see also palasip uliguaa) 105, 268
- white collar of the minister’s clerical robe (see also pupiusaaq) 105, 268
Mitaarneq (feast or performance with disguised players, see also Uaajeerneq) 72, 74, 77, 81, 85, 106, 107, 210, 218, 221, 226, 236, 267
mitaarpoq (to frolic, to jest, to be clownish, to pull faces, to disguise, to play while being disguised) 72, 267
mitaartoq(disguised player) 72, 267 mitaartut (disguised players) 72, 267
mittens (see also aaqqat, aaqqalit, aaqqatit qajartuutit, maattaalit) 49, 53, 92, 155, 159, 160, 161, 179, 189, 212, 217, 225, 242, 247, 250, 265
motifs 60, 64, 208, 213 N
naatsit (short inner trousers) 19, 23, 24, 32, 33, 34, 40, 55, 56, 80, 94, 141, 143, 220, 234, 242, 267 naatsut (short inner trousers) 267
Nakarateq (name of an Uaajeerneq player) 73, 74, 76, 267 nakatalat (short sealskin boots) 128, 148, 244, 267
nalanginnaq (Harp seal (Phoca groenlandicus) 160, 267
Nalikkatseq (woman on the way to the moon, name of an Uaajeerneq player) 73, 74, 76, 268 nani uliivia alatsik (coat of polar-bear fur) 44, 268
nannup amia (coat of polar-bear fur) 268 nasaq, nasat (cap(s) 139, 266
nation building (process) 8, 153, 171, 172, 195, 217, 225, 284 national
- costume (see also Kalaallisuut) 8, 91, 171, 178, 180, 181, 192, 195, 196, 197, 199, 200, 207, 208, 209, 215, 218, 225, 227, 236, 242, 243, 251, 266
natseq (young) ringed seal (Phoca hispida) 267 natsersuaq (hooded seal, Cystophora cristata) 268
natsersuaraq (young hooded seal, Cystophora cristata) 268 natsiaq (young) ringed seal, (Phoca hispida) 268
necklace (see nuisarnqaq, nuisarnqat, ujammit, ujarmmit) 136, 185, 193, 207, 235, 243, 268 netside (adult) ringed seal, (Phoca hispida) 269
niiniarteq (hooded seal, Cystophora cristata) 268
niiniartervarngaq (young hooded seal, Cystophora cristata) 268 niiverteq (merchant, trade manager)175, 268
niivertoq (merchant, trade manager) 268
nuisarnqaq, nuisarnqat (bead necklace(s) 38, 207, 268 O
orseetan, orseetat (nineteenth century ear decoration(s) 38, 268
overshoes (tuliiet, isigammaaq, isigammaat) 57, 58, 111, 115, 243, 269 P
paarilit (wristbands) 197, 209, 268
palasi (see also minister) 105, 106, 150, 223, 248, 268
palasip annoraarsuaq (long black clerical robe of a minister) 105, 106, 268 palasip uliguaa (chasuble, over garment of a minister) 105, 268
paqingarneq (taboo, prohibitions to behaviour) 98, 268
parka(s) 183, 232
parliament (see Inatsisartut) 137, 171, 192, 218, 249, 266
piaaqqusiaq, piaaqqusiat (cap(s) of a) child of whom siblings died) 17, 18, 19, 64, 88, 231, 268 pikkivat, pikkivit (topknot(s) 207, 268
Pilersuisoq A/S (Greenland Trade Company) 3, 155, 158, 159, 175, 190, 239, 245, 250, 268 piniartoq (hunter) 157, 268
piniartorsuaq, piniartorsuat (great hunter(s) 268
polar bear 17, 19, 34, 35, 41, 43, 44, 45, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 66, 79, 80, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 156, 159, 188, 191, 219, 221, 234, 238, 241, 242, 243, 246, 247
- skin(s) 44, 109, 111, 115, 156, 246 pujoq (smoke, vapour) 68, 268
pupiusaaq (white collar of the minister’s clerical robe) 105, 268 purple 175, 212
Q
qaaloqqoq, qaaloqqut (short kayak anorak(s) (of light skin) 48, 49, 50, 116, 119, 268 qaarngut (headscarf) 268
qaarut (headscarf) 268
qajarsiit (long brown leather kayak anorak) 48, 116, 118, 131, 268 qajartuuseq (light colored cloth anorak used in kayak) 269
qalermeeq (sealskin band around the topknot) 37, 268 qalermit (sealskin band around the topknot) 268
qapiarpik (scraping board for (seal)skin prepararion) 250, 268 qapiarfik (scraping board for (seal)skin preparation) 268 qaqivat (white dog fur strips of the women’s coats) 269 qaqorsoqqut (long brown leather kayak anorak) 268 qarliit (trousers) 269
qarlippaassalik (whaling suit) 49, 51, 52, 269
qarlippaat (man’s trousers, without opening in front) 269
qarterpaat (man’s trousers, without opening in front) 30, 31, 53, 54, 115, 116, 119, 143, 269 qartiilaq, qartiilat (trousers, with flaps and buttons) 54, 55, 115, 116, 269
qatsimaleq, qatsimalit (seal(s) lying on the ice) 10, 41, 269 qassimasoq, qassimasut (seal(s) lying on the ice) 269 qilersiut (sealskin band around the topknot) 268 qilertit (topknot) 268
- jacket(s) 162, 212 - ribbon 97, 98, 99, 142, 239, 244 - (seal)skin 37, 91, 160, 179, 223, 242 - skirt(s) 201 - sport clothing 213 - wristbands 209
reindeer, reindeer skin(s) 154, 159, 212, 234, 239 remmesæl (bearded seal, Erignathus barbatus) 265 ribbon(s) 71, 97, 98, 99, 130, 208, 239
S
sakkaq (adult) ringed seal, (Phoca hispida) 269 sakkeq (women’s knife) 12, 250, 269
saqqisikkoorngut (light colored cloth anorak used in kayak) 119, 269 scarf, headscarf (see also qaarngut, qaarut) 37, 130, 268
scraper (see also kiliilarnaq, kiliortuut) 77, 267 scraping board (see also qapiarpik, qapiarfik) 268 seals, sealskin(s) 1, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18
- bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) (see also anneq, annernga, remmesæl) 24, 34, 146, 154, 205, 265 - harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus) (see also attateq, aataaq, grønlandsæl, sortside, blåside) 56, 155, 160, 178, 266
- (young) ringed seal (Phoca hispida) (see also miigattak, natseq, natsiaq, netside, sakkaq) 45, 59, 161, 202, 267, 268, 269
- hooded seal (Cystophora cristata) (see also natsersuaq, natsersuaraq, niiniarteq, niiniartervarngaq) 45, 56, 146, 154, 268
- seal lying on the ice (see qatsimaleq, qatsimalit, qassimasoq, qassimasut) seeqqiniit (woman’s seal fur trousers) 30, 31, 32, 141, 143, 269
seeqqernit (woman’s seal fur trousers) 269
seeqqoq, seeqqut (knee(s), knee-piece(s), long boots with knee-piece) 265 servant (see kippaq, kippat) 139, 158, 267
sewing workshop (see messertapik, messertapit, messortapik, messortapit) 7, 156, 159, 160, 161, 163, 177, 178, 179, 181, 188, 194, 209, 214, 217, 225, 247, 267
shaman(s) (see angakkeq, angakkit, angakkoq, angakkut, angakok, angakoks) 11, 39, 45, 66, 70, 71, 74, 150, 186, 223, 224, 236
shoes 1, 133, 139, 174, 175, 184, 185, 197, 199, 215, 217, 234, 242, 244, 250 - sealskin 59
SIK (Trade Union, Grønlands Arbejder Sammenslutning) 163, 269 silk 105, 140, 142, 146, 151, 208, 209, 242
skin mosaic 18, 19, 30, 33, 35, 59, 60, 146, 159
skirt(s) (see atequt, atequtit, uiartik, uiartit) 7, 22, 48, 49, 51, 89, 90 92, 119, 127, 128, 130, 149, 150, 161, 174, 184, 185, 196, 199, 201, 212, 223, 242, 251, 265
sleeve(s) 25, 26, 27, 40, 43, 51, 60, 79, 92, 119, 219, 234, 250, 265 slippers 59, 225
snow goggles (see ittaat, isarussat) 63, 235, 259, 266
socks (see alerseq, alersit) 77, 83, 92, 143, 174, 175, 180, 194, 212, 242, 250
sole(s) 24, 34, 35, 36, 37, 56, 57, 58, 59, 113, 135, 146, 149, 180, 185, 222, 224, 240, 243, 250 soul 11, 12, 23, 36, 37, 66, 266
- name-soul (see ateq, ateeq)
stitch(es), stitching 1, 12, 13, 29, 34, 39, 45, 48, 55, 118, 155, 205, 206, 209, 234 summer clothing 81, 175, 221
sunngiffimmi aallaaniartoq (part-time hunters) 57, 269 sweatshirt(s) 174, 184, 185
symbol(s), symbolism 4, 5, 28, 45, 60, 64, 76, 136, 171, 172, 192, 195, 214, 218, 225, 235 T
t-shirt(s) 174, 181, 184, 185, 187, 191, 192, 194, 250, 251 taboo 12, 78, 99, 266
- prohibition to eat parts of the food (see atterneq, allerneq) - prohibitions to behaviour (see paqingarneq)
tail(s) 17, 30, 43, 44, 45, 46, 61, 92, 112, 132, 232 tajaq, tajat, tajarutit (armlet(s) 18, 243, 266
tarneq (soul, spirit, personality) 11, 269
tattulaq, tattulat (women’s seal fur outer coat(s) to carry a child) 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 40, 79, 90, 119, 199, 202, 203, 230, 232, 269
teqqiaq, teqqiat (eye shade(s) 266
tights (see also alersit takikattaat, alersit takisuut) 83, 90, 92, 123, 129, 141, 150, 174, 175, 181, 185, 187, 199, 212, 223, 230, 265
timmiaq (bird skin coat) 265
topknot (see also pikkivat, pikkivit, qilertit) 25, 29, 34, 37, 40, 68, 76, 97, 98, 99, 129, 130, 150, 151, 207, 223, 268 trousers
- inner trousers (see naatsit, naatsut)
- man’s trousers (see qarterpaat, qarlippaat, qartiilaq, qartiilat, qarliit, qatiit) - woman’s seal fur trousers, decorated(see seeqqiniit, seeqqernit)
tuliiet (overshoes of polar-bear fur) 57, 269 tunuujuk, tunuujut (jersey(s) 129, 269
tupilak, tupilat, tupilaat (sculpture(s), malignant beings made by a sorcerer, evil spirit(s) 81, 108, 158, 213, 221, 230, 247, 269
tusaammeq, tusaammit (earring(s) 38, 269
tuvilik (light colored cloth anorak used in kayak) 269 U
Uaajeerneq (festival; performance with disguised players, see also Mitaarneq) 70, 72, 73, 74, 77, 78, 81, 106, 107, 108, 210, 218, 221, 226, 251, 265
Uaajeerneq players (see Amaakajeeq, Anaalakkaarneq, Anaasakkaarneq, Miaartorniaq, Uniarpua) uaajeerpoq (disguises, playing while being disguised) 269
uaajeerteq, uaajeertut (disguised player(s) 73, 74, 76, 77, 269 uiartik, uiartit (skirt(s) 126, 269
ujammit, ujarmmit (bead necklace(s) 268 ujuuluk, ujuulut (jersey(s) 269
ulu (women’s knife) 12, 207, 269
umiaq, umiat (women’s boat(s) 12, 26, 40, 51, 68, 82, 98, 108, 109, 110, 154, 200, 202, 208, 218, 222, 226, 235, 240, 243, 245, 269
Uniarpua (name of an Uaajeerneq player) 73, 74, 76, 237, 251, 269 V
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waterproof 17, 46, 48, 51, 53, 55, 56, 59, 174, 267 wedding dress 96, 198, 199
whaling suit (see also atallaat, qarlippaassalik) 49, 51, 52, 116, 119, 269 white anorak 6, 104, 139, 171, 205
winter clothing 68, 70, 79, 83, 219 women’s boat (see umiak, umiaq, umiat)
wool, woollen cloth 1, 83, 92, 113, 115, 116, 122, 123, 125, 126, 127, 129, 130, 132, 139, 141, 150, 184, 187, 223, 239, 242
working clothes 174, 189
wristbands (see also paarilit, tajarutit) 197, 209, 268 Z
