Mi-RDorn.l BOOTS. \X] 



tain-sliccii skill ;iii<I;i dark hidun dcciskiii. f:i,ni;( d \\ itii udwoisiid with 

 tliecdjic wliicli laps-ivcirlicsidrpifcc cut into ul)li(|iu t i^s llu ,, ,i( 

 no tit'striii.iis, as the soles arc turned uji liijih ( ikuuIi to st is iii |ili(( 

 without them. Tiiese hoots were hroiioht from tin i ist h\ oik oI tin 

 Nuwfik trading- parties in I.s.sl'. Fiu. ,s(I, Nd. .")(,: t<» | i loj ]s iKo i lull 

 dress boot, with soles like the last and no ticstiiii^^ llu h ^ is,,| lu,, 

 piet-es of dark brown deerskin with the liaii < lipjH d shoit llu s( 

 pieces arc shaped like i' in No. .")(>75(i. and tiie inm i is 1 iu( i so tli it it 

 laps round the le'i'. brin.uiiii; the seam on the outsid, 1 hi h^ is ( n 

 laiffed to tit the swell ol' the calf by a large triaii^ul ii ^iissit lioiii the 



side jiiece in an obliijiie seam across 

 the calf. Instead of a •hem. tin- 

 top of the le- has a half-in.h band 

 sewed round it and a binding tor 

 the drawstrin.i; above this. l':d.uin-- 

 is inserted in the front seam, and 

 obli.|Uely acl-oss the outside of tlie 

 lej;-. That in the front seam is thre<- 

 narrow strii.s of deerskin, dark in 

 .the iiiicblle ami li.ulit im each side. 

 The other is of moiintainsheep skin 

 in three stri])s,]ii|ie(l with fawnskin 

 and tagged with worsted. 



The boots belon.- with the 

 breeches, No. .".(iT.V.*. The\ tairl\ 

 rejireseiit the st\lc of full dre>.^ 

 boots worn with the loo-e bottomed 

 breeches. The\ all have iliaw 

 strinj;s just below the knee, .iml 

 often ha\.' no tie -~tlin.i;s at the 

 ankles. Theeasiern Kskimo are cn 

 boots tied at the top with a drawsti 

 usually loose and hangin.u down ..i 

 over th.' tolis of the I 



e d(s, iib.d is ^^, iiii,^ the 



Ihcbotlomsol th. bi((, h.s 



T\in^ down th. bn.ih.s 



<. as is done at Point i. iiiou is in impio\( 

 ment on the easlern fashiim. as it closes the.uaimiiit-, it th. km. s.. i- 



topr.'v.Mil Ih.-.Mitran.-.' ..f.-..l,l air. Th.' sam.' i . -,iilt i> ..bt i 1 in in 



exactly opposite way b\ the |..'.)pl.' of Smith Soiiml wh.i i((..idiiu t. 

 liessels (Naturalist, \-.>l. IS, p. S(i,-.). tie tin- boots ..\ . i tin b:<<tlM s 



.Ml fur ,';aiiiieiits. incliidiui;- 1 ts. arc sew.'.l in th. s im. w n iisii ill\ 



with iviml.'.T sin, 'W, by littin- the cl-.'s b,-. th. i in.l s.wiiu th. iii 



"over and ov.a"..ii t h.' •• wr.ui-" si.l.-. Th.' wat. i piool 1 ts ,,t bl i. k 



sealskin, Imwev.'r. aiv s.'w.-.l with an .'lalMuat. .l..ubl. s, mi win. hi^ 

 (piite waterpro.if. and is ma. I.' as Ibll.iws: 'I'll, tw.) jills n. put t.> 

 gether, flesh side to tlesh side, so that the .•ilg. ot oiu jiioi. .ts b. \..nd 



