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Fig. 125.Cut of sealskin trousers. mentions that some of the Eskimos at Iglulik had outer frocks of fox skin; Lyon^[1] says that the hood was edged with long white hair from the belly of the caribou. Of great interest is the cloak which Lyon describes from the same place: "Besides these two coats, they have also a large cloak, or, in fact, an open deer-skin, with sleeves: this, from its size, is more frequently used as a blanket; and I but once saw it worn by a man at the ship, although the women throw it over their shoulders to shelter themselves and children while sitting on the sledge". A garment of this kind is no longer in use.

No special kayak dress is used now; the hunters at Ponds Inlet use their usual sealskin clothes. Whether the Iglulik Eskimos have formerly had a special kayak dress is uncertain, Image missingFig. 126.Sealskin boot. although older men thought they had heard of a kayak frock of water-tight skin, which, however, was not for fastening to the coaming of the manhole as is the case in Greenland.

Like that of the men, the women's winter dress is of caribou skin and consists principally of the same garments: outer frock (qulitsaq), inner frock (atêga), with carrying strap (qaqsungaut), which has two buttons (qaqsungakvit); trousers (qâgdlît), stockings (alersit), boots (kangmit) with side-pouches (quatdluk) and mittens (pualuk). Fig. 127 is a complete outer dress for a woman.

Fig. 127 (Aivilingmiut) shows an outer frock of caribou skin, of typical shape. The hair side is outside; it has two flaps, a short one in front and a longer one behind, sleeves and a large, long hood. At the bottom, at the hood opening and on the sleeves the frock is edged with a broad, white border, in which