Sinew Used As Thread

Information on The Inuit of Nunavut - Canada

Inside her family's tent, Nyaneynya Serotetto, a Nenets woman, threads a needle with sinew while making a reindeer skin 'Malitsa' (traditional tunic) for her son. Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia.

Inside her family's tent, Nyaneynya Serotetto, a Nenets woman, smooths a length of sinew while sewing a reindeer skin 'Malitsa' (traditional tunic) for her son. Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia.

Nyaka, an elderly Nenets woman, using reindeer sinew to sew traditional clothing inside her family's reindeer skin tent. Tambey tundra, Yamal Peninsula, Western Siberia, Russia.

Nyaka, an elderly Nenets woman, using reindeer sinew to sew traditional clothing inside her family's reindeer skin tent.Tambey tundra, Yamal Peninsula, Western Siberia, Russia.

The windshield of a snowmobile repaired with reindeer sinew. Purovsky region, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia.

At an Inuit summer hunting camp, Sofie Eipe makes Ivalu (sewing thread) from sinew of a Narwhal. She will use it to sew skin clothing. Qaanaaq. Thule, Northwest Greenland. (1971)