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trimmed. The inner strip is .25 and the outer .5 inch wide, with 

 bits of red and blue worsted, so small as to be scarcely notice- 

 able, sewed in between. The back of the hood contains a nar- 

 row pointed piece, continuous with the body of the garment 

 which is bordered by sheepskin. The front and back are each 

 in a single piece. Under the armpits lighter colored pieces 

 are inserted with tags of red worsted in the seams. The skirts 

 are bordered by four strips of sheepskin with worsted in the 

 seams, and trimmed with wolverine fur sewed to a half inch 

 strip of caribouskin, having the fur inside. The arms are short; 

 they are trimmed at the wrist by a half inch band of caribou- 

 skin. The seams, at the shoulders and elsewhere, are orna- 

 mented with a 3 inch fringe of caribouskin. The length in the 

 back is 38 inches, the front flap being 2 inches shorter. It is 

 23 inches across the shoulders and 20 at the waist. The sleeves 

 are 12 inches long and 7 wide. This is a rather plain dress 

 frock, but is much better than those in common use which are 

 lined with drilling or calico and worn with the fur side in. 



Rain Frock. At Cape Tchaplin I obtained a specimen, No. 

 10,991, of the " Massinker rain coat." It is a frock made of seal 

 intestine, ornamented with narrow strips of the fur seal on the 

 shoulders and hood, and with the hair of the young seal sewed 

 upon the outside of the seams elsewhere. The hood is small 

 and close fitting. The sleeves are 13 inches long and 8 wide. 

 The strips of intestine are 4 inches wide and 6 feet long, the 

 garment being 3 feet across the waist. There are 8 breadths in 

 the front, making it 32 inches long. The wrists and skirt are 

 trimmed with white hair, apparently plucked from a polar bear- 

 skin. The seal hair is not continuous but interrupted every 3.5 

 inches by a clear space of I inch. This garment was obtained 

 from a wealthy young Tchukche, for whom it was more elabo- 

 rately trimmed than such garments usually are. It is very 

 light and flexible yet perfectly waterproof. 



Trousers. Trousers are worn by the women both with and 

 without a continuous foot covering. Those worn by the men 

 are shorter and not attached to the boots. A pair of woman's 

 pantaloons, No. 10,903, were obtained with the frock, No. 

 10,905, which are rather roughly made of winter caribouskin, 

 worn with the hair inside. They are lower behind than in front 

 and made to fit rather closely to the leg. The foot is unshapely 



