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light legs with a narrow, black ring. Length of leg 20, foot 16 cm. A pair of boots for a half-grown girl (Aivilingmiut) have the hair inside Image missingFig. 153.Boy's suit of young sealskin. and under the sole is a piece with the hair downwards; otherwise they consist of leg, sole and upper; eyes for the laces; length of leg 21, of foot 21 cm. A pair of outer stockings and shoes for a smaller child (Aivilingmiut) are of the same shape and cut as those of the adults; the stockings are of leg skin; leg 12 cm long foot 13 cm. The shoes have no hair soles, are 17 cm long lace of plaited sinewthread.

From Iglulik we have a sealskin frock and trousers for a boy. The frock is cut square at the bottom, open in front where it can be tied by three cords; narrow edgings at neck and bottom, at the neck with the hair inside; it is made of a back piece and two side pieces, besides the sleeves, each of which consists of one piece; no hood; length front 38, over-all width 90 cm. At the top and bottom the trousers have edgings with the hair inside; three tying bands; open between the legs; consist mainly of four long pieces. Length 45, width at the waist 40, at bottom of legs 17 cm.

Fig. 153 (Ponds Inlet) is a boy's frock with trousers of young seal skin. The hair is outside; the frock is cut square at the bottom, open in front, with three tying bands. Length front 35, back 55, of which the hood accounts for 20 cm; over-all width 80 cm. The trousers are open between the legs; width at waist 35, at bottom 18, length 36 cm.