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On fig. 106 are also seen a pair of outer stockings of caribou skin, for winter use (Iglulingmiut); the leg is made up of five horizontal belts of alternate dark and light skin; at the top is a running cord of plaited sinew thread. Length at back 50, width at top 22, at bottom 16, length of foot 22 cm. The cut is shown on fig. 114. A pair of similar outer stockings from the Aivilingmiut differs in that the sole of the foot is a separate piece; the upper is of deer-leg skin, the leg of four belts. Length 45, width at top 20, below 16, length of foot 27 cm. Another pair of outer stockings, from the Aivilingmiut, are of deer-leg skin (called merqolik). The foot is of caribou skin. Length of leg 35, of foot 22, width at top 23 cm. A running cord at the top.
Fig. 115. is an under stocking of caribou skin with the hair inside; length at back 50, width at top 18, bottom 15, foot 20 cm. The cut is shown on fig. 116; most of the leg is of one large piece; the foot has a separate sole, crimped at the edge. A similar stocking from Ponds Inlet is 51 cm long, the foot 24 cm; on this the leg is made of one large piece, in which a long, narrow strip is inserted in the back. A pair of stockings from the Aivilingmiut are 60 cm long.
Fig. 117 (Aivilingmiut) is a caribou-skin shoe of the usual type used outside in winter. It is of caribou skin with the hair inside: a sole with turned up and crimped edges and an upper, consisting of a forward and a rear piece and a small piece let in one side; another sole is sewn on over the first sole with the hair downwards. The sewing throughout is with a running stitch; at the top the lace runs through a hem, formed by bending over the upper edge of the skin,