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Nicole Camphaug is a Canadian
Inuk Inuit (; iu, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ 'the people', singular: Inuk, , dual: Inuuk, ) are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic and subarctic regions of Greenland, Labrador, Quebec, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, and ...
fashion and jewellery designer from Nunavut. She is primarily known for creating
sealskin Sealskin is the skin of a seal. Seal skins have been used by aboriginal people for millennia to make waterproof jackets and boots, and seal fur to make fur coats. Sailors used to have tobacco pouches made from sealskin. Canada, Greenland, Norwa ...
-covered shoes and other contemporary Inuit fashion items under the label ENB Artisan, which she runs with her husband. Camphaug uses commercially purchased shoes and covers them with sealskin and ornaments made from traditional animal materials like caribou,
muskox The muskox (''Ovibos moschatus'', in Latin "musky sheep-ox"), also spelled musk ox and musk-ox, plural muskoxen or musk oxen (in iu, ᐅᒥᖕᒪᒃ, umingmak; in Woods Cree: ), is a hoofed mammal of the family Bovidae. Native to the Arctic, ...
, and narwhal. The pelts are sourced from
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. She also makes jewellery from bone, tusk, and similar materials. Camphaug, who is from
Rankin Inlet Rankin Inlet ( iu, Kangiqliniq; Inuktitut syllabics: ᑲᖏᕿᓂᖅ or ''Kangirliniq'', ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ, or ''Kangir&iniq'' meaning ''deep bay/inlet'') is an Inuit hamlet on Kudlulik Peninsula in Nunavut, Canada. It is the largest hamlet and ...
, learned to sew at an early age, mostly producing traditional
Inuit clothing Traditional Inuit clothing is a complex system of cold-weather garments historically made from animal hide and fur, worn by Inuit, a group of culturally related indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic areas of Canada, Greenland, and the Uni ...
items like parkas and hats for family and friends. In 2015, she created her first pair of shoes by attaching scrap sealskin to a pair of her old boots. When she posted photos of the boots to her
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page, the positive response encouraged her to make more, which she began to sell. Camphaug has described her work as a means of promoting sealskin products, as well as Inuit culture and fashion. In an interview with ''Up Here'', she stated that she enjoyed making high heels and dress shoes in particular because it provides a way to wear sealskin outside the winter season without being too warm. A pair of Camphaug's heels are held in the Bata Shoe Museum in
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. In 2016, a pair of high heels by Camphaug were featured in ''
Floe Edge ''Floe Edge: Contemporary Art and Collaborations from Nunavut'' was an exhibition of contemporary Inuit art and Inuit fashion, fashion staged by Quebec artist collective Axe Néo-7 and curated by Kathleen Nicholls of the Nunavut Arts and Crafts ...
'', an exhibition of
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and design by
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art collective Axe Néo-7. In 2019, Camphaug provided accessories for outfits at the Upingaksaaq Fashion Show in Iqaluit, which featured Inuit designers. ENB Artisan was short-listed for the grand prize of the 2021 Pow Wow Pitch, a competition for Indigenous Canadian entrepreneurs.


See also

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Victoria Kakuktinniq Victoria Kakuktinniq (born 1989) is a Canadian Inuk fashion designer from Nunavut. Under her label Victoria's Arctic Fashion, Kakuktinniq hand-stitches clothing such as parkas, (winter boots), and other accessories. Her work has been described ...
* First Nations fashion


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Camphaug, Nicole Inuit artists Artists from Nunavut Canadian Inuit women Canadian fashion designers Canadian women fashion designers Inuit from Nunavut Inuit fashion People from Rankin Inlet Year of birth missing (living people) Living people