CTD 446 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Snowshoe, Chinchilla

• School: University of Alabama
• Department: Clothing, Textiles and Interior Design
• Course: CTD 446
• Professor: Dr.Thompson

Document Summary

Cultural adaption of the body to the environment. Cultural adaptions: more versatile than longer term or short term physiological adaptions, little to no protective coats compared to other animals (example: chinchilla 50 hairs per follicle, we can create products to cover or shelter us at will. Create environments detrimental to health: war, working environments chemicals, radiation, noise levels, develop dress to protect from these environments. Dress extend and modify the body: purse or briefcase extend ability to carry, snow shoe or ski locomotion in cold, snow, environment makes demands of dress, culture influences solutions. Inuit: arctic circle, hunting, animal skins exclusively for dress, footwear cut and sewn animal skin, skin stocking, shoe and boot (seal and caribou), do not build up water condensation. Saami: arctic circle, herd reindeer, fiber textiles for warmth, footwear reindeer skin shoes packaged with sedge grass (grass used as wicking device) The colors of the cloth have symbolic meanings in their cultures, especially in religious aspects.