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on both sides of Hudson strait, and are similar to the men's 

 costume, but without the slit in (Plate II A) the front of the 

 dicky. 



The modern dicky for both men and women is made in this 

 utilitarian form. Duffle is the ordinary material (for illustration 

 of modern duffle costume see Plate I A). Over the fur or duffle 

 dicky a cotton slip (ci'l-apaq) is drawn. The slips used by the 

 women have handsomely embroidered hoods (Plate I, B and C) 

 and are trimmed with fur about the face. 



Sealskin dickys are not very often worn by the women. 

 They are used by the men when stalking seals in the spring, 

 together with sealskin trousers. It is said that the sealskin 

 slips over the ice and snow easier than deerskin, and also makes 

 the seal think that one of his own kin is approaching. In 

 connexion with this spring hunting costume, a hareskin cap is 

 worn (Plate IV c). In modern times a white cotton slip (ci'l-- 

 apaq), turned inside out to hide the braid trimmings, is worn 

 over the sealskin dicky. In Ungava a pad of polar bearskin, 

 with a hole through which the thumb is thrust, is used to protect 

 the elbow when crawling up on the seal. 



Ornamentation. 



On the inside of the flap of the woman's duffle dicky of the 

 east coast of Hudson bay and Ungava there is a little line of 

 pewter ornaments which jingle as she walks. These are made 

 of old spoons obtained from the Hudson's Bay Company, and 

 termed pi'xo-tit. The spoons are melted and the fluid metal 

 poured into a mould made of two slabs of steatite. There are 

 several moulds in a row, so that several ornaments may be made 

 at one operation. The old-time dickys of the men had a fringe 

 of ivory ornaments around the bottom; these were made from 

 walrus teeth. They were rounded in form, with little handles 

 by means of which they were attached to the coat. The shaman 

 had an additional string of ivory ornaments around his face. 



A beaded or embroidered band is worn on the woman's 

 duffle dicky (Plate V d). Fringes of beads (Plate Va) are also 

 worn across the breast. Beaded ear ornaments of a similar 



