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palm, the seam being a little way from the edge on the palm side. Of the two pieces one forms the end portion and one side of the thumb, the other the inner portion and the other side of the thumb. Length 26 cm, width (across wrist) 14 cm. A pair of winter mittens from the Aivilingmiut are longer (28 cm), without decorative stripes, but otherwise cut like the above.

For snow-house building they often use very long mittens which the wife has to tie on and remove after use.

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Fig. 115.Man's under stocking.

Fig. 116.Cut of man's under stocking.

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Fig. 117.Caribou skin shoe.

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Fig. 118.Caribou skin boot.

Fig. 121 b (Ponds Inlet) is a spring mitten for men, of caribou skin with the hair inside; it is fairly short-haired, edged at the wrist with a strip of seal skin. Length 26 cm.

From the Aivilingmiut, Chesterfield Inlet, we have a pair of finger mittens, of caribou skin with the hair inside, as used when caribou hunting or when working indoors; 28 cm long, 13 cm wide at the wrist; an edging of red cloth at the wrist. These are also mentioned by Lyon.^[1] On one occassion I saw a right-hand mitten with free index finger for pulling the trigger when caribou hunting.

From the Aivilingmiut, Repulse Bay, there is a fox skin cap (nasaq), sometimes used by older men under the frock hood; it is sewn in semi-spherical shape, of summer skins, in three pieces of which a round one forms the crown, the other two the edge.

From the Iglulingmiut, Qajûvfik, we have a body belt of hare skin, 92 cm long, 6½ cm wide; on the inner side is sewn a piece of caribou