{"id":14221,"date":"2025-08-21T07:04:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T07:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guardna.wpenginepowered.com\/8-10-flokkur\/kunningarkort\/nytslur\/clothing-and-artefacts\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T07:04:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T07:04:24","slug":"clothing-and-artefacts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/guardna-educ.com\/fao\/8-10-flokkur\/kunningarkort\/nytslur\/clothing-and-artefacts\/","title":{"rendered":"Clothing and artefacts"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlmost every part\u00a0of whales and seals can be used either directly or\u00a0made\u00a0into another product, whether clothes or artefacts. Whale bones, teeth and baleens, seal teeth, and walrus and narwhal tusks, are used for carving and other crafts. The most widely used material is seal skin, preferred for its water- and windproof characteristics and solidity.\u00a0It is\u00a0used for clothes and artefacts as well as materials for tents, qajaq<\/a>, blankets, carpets and rugs for houses and sledges.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeal and whale products are, from an old age, known to be valuable resources<\/a> in Greenland, North Canada and Alaska, but also in Scandinavian, Baltic and other southern European countries like France, Spain and England.\nOld seal skin shoes with metal spikes were found near Ume\u00e5 in Sweden to help people walk on ice. Straps\u00a0of seal skin used to be put\u00a0under skis enable the skier to walk uphill without sliding down. Nowadays these strips are made of nylon or mohair, but are still called skins. This imitation of nature’s design is an example of biomimicry.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBeyond their skin, many parts of marine mammals have historically been used to craft a wide range of products. In the past, marine mammal bones were carved into game pieces in Scandinavia. Whale\u2019s baleens were used to make corsets until the 20th century. Not only that, but whale oil was used to make margarine and soap until mid 20th century, and nitroglycerine for explosives in both World Wars. The stomachs of pilot whales were used as buoys on traditional Faroese boats until the 1970’s. In the Arctic, the intestines of marine mammals were crafted into lightweight, breathable, and waterproof coats. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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