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Mittem. — The hands ■.nv nsuallv iiiotcrtcd liv mittciis (ailk^Vlii of 

 difteieut kinds ot till 1 In (oiiiiikum ^t kind m (ildcnskiii uomwiili 

 the flesh side ont. Ol Hkm tin ( oIIm ihmm diil mis mu piii \,. s'isjs 

 [973J (Fifi 07) The\ an mid. nl tin. k\Mnl(i i.nid.d skin uiih lli, 

 white flish side outw aid. Ill tin sli ipc nl mdin ii \ iiiilti iis luil slmi I md 



.s( nils IK ills(\\(d (i\ii iiiddMi (111 tin li III sid( I Ik sc iiiitti lis 



aie <tlM.iit TUluhes loiiu and P laoid lli. In. |hiI ol tin llimnl.is 



oiih -'1 111' hcs hiug on the (iiit( 1 sidt Sm h niiit( iis m tin ,,n|inii\ 



hand (oNniiit; <>t men, woiiuii ind < Inldu n lii.\ti.iin i old w . itin i 



Ol dlllllifi \Mlitei huiitlii!, \(i\ In i\\ iiiifti lis of tin sum sh ip. l)iit 



gatheied to a wiistliaiid, ait w.iiii. Thist .in in nh olwluit Ik nskiii 



fo! nil II and women, ^ 



fol (llddMli ot don 



skill Willi tin hair 



ont V\ In 11 tin li.ilid 



CO\eieil witli siu h .1 



mitten is In Id iiiioii 



tlu \Miidw lid siiU-ot 



th( t i(. Ill w ilkiiis, 



theloiin liaii attoids 



a \ei\ I tin n lit pio 



tettion afj^aiiist the 



wind 111. loiiKstift 



hail ot til. IxMi 



skill ilso 111 ik.s the 



iiiitt.ii I \<i\ ton 



v. lilt III Iniisli loi 11 



moving- snow ami hoar iV.ist 



useil tor hnishiiii;- up the rto..r. 



In the MafFarlane folle.'tioii aiv similar niittfiis fn.in the Mat-keiiz 



r.-ioii. I'.-litof savs Ihf Ainl.-rson liiver ••.•hi.'t" wore |.iialiik ■• m 



tain.'s tm iieaii ,1.. morse, aiissi l.laii.dies ft aiissi soyeiisfs ,|iif tie l...| 



hiiiie." Th.'se were prohaldy of bearskin, as a mitten ot walrus ski 



is ii.it likely t.. he ••hlan.-he" or •• soyeiisf." (iloves aiv w.irn uii.h 



these as at I'.iint Harrow. All thesf 



haivly liifftin- the froek sh'fVe. and It 



ill, whifh is partially fovere.l hy the ir 



of the sleeve. 1 iiave aireatly m-ntioi 



women of earryiiif^ only tuie mil ten an 



froek.^ The men, exeept when hiintin.u, lre,|iit'iitly wear t.iily 



these heavy niitteiis. whieli are eaUed im'alii. Wateiprot.f init 



bhiek sealskin, eomiii};- well up over the forearm, were als.iobs.i v 



not obtaine.l. 1 do n.)t lememher ever .seeinj;- them in use. 



'C>ii.u«iu Parry, 2d Voy.. p. 494, where a simila. habit is meutionea at IgUilik. 



nittfiis ai-f short in tlif wrist, 

 vin- a fiat-k ft.r the folil to act 

 al wolf or wolverine skin friii--." 

 I thf .•ominoii habit amoiiii- the 

 ilrawin.u- ..ne arm iiisitle of the 

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Hit 



