STOrKTX(!S HOOTS AND 



Boots iuid brewhes united in this way so as to lorin paMtalnons arc 

 peculiar to the west of Aniciiia. wiicic they arc uiii\ < rsall\ worn IVoni 

 the Mackenzie disti-ict westward and s(aith\vai(l. W.^ iiaxc no speci 

 mens of wonicu'slej;-coverini;s from the >[acl^en/ii' disiriel. Iinl I'ctitut' 

 dcscril)es them thus: "Lc j.antalon » * ' fail corps avcc la chaus 

 sure." In the cast tlie women always wear Iprccciies s.'paralc from the 

 hoots, which usually differ fi'omtliosc of tlie men in theirsizcand Icn.-lh, 

 often rcachin- to the hi|.s.- 



.S7.)r/.;/(.</.s-.— Next to the skin oil the feet and Ic-s the men wearstocU- 

 in.n's of deerskin, usnally of soft, rather lon.u' haired skin, with the hair in. 



These aiv usually in three i.ieces. the Ic--. 1. 



toe i.icce. L'. and sole. :! i see dia-ram. Fij;'. [ 

 74). A strai;;lit stii]ialiout 1 inch wide often 



runs VI I the foot lictwccn the sole and the 



other |.ic<-cs. Stockin-s of t his pal tern, hiit 

 made of ver\ thick winter deerskin, are suli- 

 .stituted fiir the outer hoots when dcer-hnni 

 in^r in wintei- in llie dr,\ snow. es]ieciall> 

 when snowshocs are used. 'I'liey ar.- warm : 

 the tiesh side sli.-ds the snou well and the 

 thick hairacls as a sorl ofwaddinj;- which 

 keei)s the feet from heinji .galled hy the bars 

 and striufis of the snowshocs. .Many of the 

 deerhunters in ISS.? made roujih buskins 

 of this patlcrn .mt of the skins of frcshlx 

 kiUed d.'cr simply diie.l. without further 

 lueparation. 



Hoots ami ,sA<.c.v.— Over 1 h. 



i]ij;s 



worn t)ootsor shoes wiin uppcisiu n.iiioii,-- 

 kinds of skin, with the hair on. or black 



tanned sealskin, always lilted lo 1 Hess 



.•riniped -casin soles ,.f s.une .litf.Mcnt 



leather, of I he pattern which, with s.nnc 

 sli-ht modilicalions .,f Innn. is universal 

 amon-thc Mskimo. These s<,lcs are made 

 as foUows: A "IHank" for Ih.. sole is .ait 



I'll 



niim- at one side of Ihc ball of I he toot, the 



toe part is doubled ,.ver toward the inside of the sole, so that the 



cdn'cs just iiuitch. The two parts are then pinched to.u'ethcr with 



tUc' C.pli.rmii.r :ipiM';n t.. 



shoes" list Ex].., vol. -J, p. 1 



9 ETH 9 



taml Gulf. Also in I.ul.r: 

 „ met iit til.' HIo,.,Iy VM < 



