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loose piece of caribou skin, manuilitaq, in the hood opening, to catch the rime from the breadth; it can be easily taken out and dried.

To proceed now to describe the childrens garments in the collection:

From the Iglulingmiut, Qajufik, there is an infant's cap of raven skin, the feather-side out; to the face is a narrow edging of longhaired caribou skin with the hair inside, edged on the outside with a narrow, black strip of sealskin; caribou-skin fringe at the bottom; Image missingFig. 147.Infant's dress. height 18 cm, breadth (folded) 13 cm. A similar small cap from the Aivilingmiut is of summer fox-skin and consists of five pieces: a small piece for the back of the neck, two large side pietes and two edgings in front; at the corners a tying band of caribou skin; when folded the height is 18 cm, the breadth 14 cm.

A frock for an infant, from the Iglulingmiut at Qajûvfik, is of short-haired caribou skin with the hair outside; no hood or flaps; white edge and fringe at the bottom; in front open, with two tying bands and the same on the sleeves. Length 23 cm, overall width 63 cm. A pair of trousers for an infant girl, from the Aivilingmiut, are of caribou-calf skin with the hair outside; down the outside of the legs are red-brown stripes; at the top is an edging with the hair inside. Length 35 cm, width at the top 20, of the legs at the bottom 10 cm.

Fig. 147 (Ponds Inlet) is an infant's dress, of frock (a), hose (b)