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Alaska Eskimo Footwear

Jill Oakes and Rick Riewe
University of Alaska Press, 2007

A celebration of the incredible beauty and spiritual significance of the shoes and boots worn by Alaska Native peoples. Stunning photography brings the harsh and striking environment of the North alive and demonstrates how essential footwear was to Native survival.

8¾" x 11¼", 162 pages
Hardcover, extensively illustrated

#292, $55.00

Icons of Elegance:
The Most Influential Shoe Designers of the Twentieth Century

Elizabeth Semmelhack
The Bata Shoe Museum, 2005

Of the myriad shoemakers creating footwear at any given time, only a few shoe designers capture the imagination. The footwear in this exhibition catalogue ranges from exquisite examples of handcrafted perfection to shoes that rival modern sculpture as artworks in their own right.

12½" x 9½"
Paperback, plentifully illustrated

#654, $25.00

Appeasing the Spirits:
Alaskan Coastal Cultures

Jill Oakes and Rick Riewe
The Bata Shoe Museum, 2004

This volume displays the rich material culture of the coastal cultures of Alaska, and includes photographs of stunning footwear from the Bata Shoe Museum collection as well as rarely seen artifacts from the Peter the Great Museum in St. Petersburg.

8" x 8", 40 pages
Paperback, illustrated

#535, $15.00

Every Step a Lotus:
Shoes for Bound Feet

Dorothy Ko
University of California Press, 2001

A fascinating exploration of footbinding in China, this beautifully illustrated and extensively researched book offers great insight into a thousand-year-old tradition.

7¼" x 10¼", 162 pages, extensively illustrated

Hardcover: #928, $70.00
Paperback: #927, $38.50

Spirit of Siberia:
Traditional Native Life, Clothing, and Footwear

Jill Oakes and Rick Riewe
Douglas & McIntyre, 1998

A surprising and beautiful introduction to the Indigenous peoples of a northern land. This book is one of the first to introduce readers to the rich material and spiritual culture of these people.

9½" x 12", 224 pages
Hardcover, extensively illustrated

#349, $65.00

Our Boots:
An Inuit Woman’s Art

Jill Oakes and Rick Riewe
Douglas & McIntyre, 1995

A lavishly-illustrated reference book which examines the relationship between the Canadian arctic environment, Inuit culture, and footwear.

9½" x 10½", 224 pages
Hardcover, extensively illustrated

#4, $50.00

Pride of the Indian Wardrobe:
Northern Athapaskan Footwear

Judy Thompson
University of Toronto Press, 1989

Through a detailed analysis of individual footwear items and comparisons to related objects, the author provides fascinating insights into Northern Athapaskan culture.

7½" x 10½", 216 pages, illustrated

Hardcover: #405, $39.95
Paperback: #404, $19.95

Feet and Footwear
in Indian Culture

Jutta Jain-Neubauer
The Bata Shoe Museum & Mapin Publishing

The religious and historical significance of feet and footwear in India are presented in this book, which was inspired by the Bata Shoe Museum's collection.

9½" x 11½", 171 pages
Hardcover, extensively illustrated

#606, $65.00