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and through two eyes of caribou skin sewn on the seam between sole and upper; it is of three-ply sinew-cord. The length of the shoe is 28 cm, width 14, height 8 cm.

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Fig. 111.Man's inner frock.

Another pair of shoes from the Iglulingmiut (seen on fig. 106) differ from the usual shoes in having the uppers prolonged. upwards, the height thus being 12 cm; the uppers are are made of leg skin; between upper and sole are inserted two thin, ornamental strips of white and black seal skin; the eyes are of seal skin. Length 30, width 15 cm.

Fig. 118 (Iglulingmiut) is a caribou skin boot which is sometimes used in winter, mostly by young people. The leg is of leg skin in lengthwise strips with the hair inside. two at the back and one at the front; the front one is in two pieces, the lower one continuing into the upper-leather. The sole is of yellow bearded-seal skin edged at the top with a narrow black strip of seal skin, and under it is sewn a caribou-skin sole with the hair downwards; the eyes for the lace are on the edge of the sealskin sole; at the top of the boot is a running cord. Length down the back 38 cm, width at the top 20, at the bottom 16, length of the foot 27 cm.

Fig. 119 (Ponds Inlet) is a sock of caribou skin, which, in really

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