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THE VOYAGE OF THE VEGA. 



[chap. 



which stood apart from the wooden huts inhabited by the 

 Kussians. Here too we met with a friendly reception. Several 

 of the inhabitants of the tents were now clad with somewhat 

 greater care in a dress of reindeer skin, resembling that of the 

 Lapps. The women's holiday dress was particularly showy. 

 It consisted of a pretty long garment of reindeer skin, fitting 

 closely at the waist, so thin that it hung from the middle in 



SXMOYED HAIR OKNAMENTS. 



One-third of natural size. 



beautiful regular folds. The petticoat has two or three differ- 

 ently coloured fringes of dogskin, between which stripes of 

 brightly coloured cloth are sewed on. The foot-covering con- 

 sists of boots of reindeer skin beautifully and tastefully em- 

 broidered. During summer the men go bare-headed. The 

 women then have their black straight hair divided behind into 

 two tresses, which are braided with straps, variegated ribbons 



