554 THE CENTRAL ESKIMO 



CLOTHING, DRESSING OF THE HAIR, AND TATTOOING. 



The styles uf clothing differ among the tribes of the Central Eskimo. 

 In summer the outer garment is always made of sealskins, though 

 the women wear deerskins almost the entire year. The sealskin 

 clothing is made from the skins of Pagomys fcetidus, yearlings being 

 used, and also from those of Calloceplialus, if they can be obtained. 

 The latter particularly are highly valued by the natives. The inner 

 garment is made either of the skin of the young seal in the white 

 coat or of a light deerskin. It is cut entirely with the woman's knife 

 and is sewed with deer sinews. 



The prettiest clothing is made by the tribes of Davis Strait. Both 

 men and women wear boots, trousers, and jackets. The style of 

 the men's clothing maybe seen from Figs. 397 and 399, which repre- 

 sent men in the winter clothing, and 413 and 435, which show them 

 in summer clothing. The summer boots are made from the hairless 

 skin of Pagomys foitidus, the soles from that of Phoca, the sole 

 reaching to the top of the foot. The leg of the boot is kept up by a 

 string passing through its rim and firmly tied aroimd the leg. At 

 the ankle a string passes over the instep and around the foot to 

 prevent the heel from slipping down. On the top of the foot a knob 

 (qaturang) is sometimes attached to the string as an ornament (Fig. 

 507). The stocking is made of light deerskin. It reaches above the 

 knee, where it has a trimming made from the white parts of a deer- 

 skin, whereas the boot ends below the knee. Next to the stocking 

 is a slipper, which is made of birdskin, the feathers being worn next 

 to the foot. This is covered with a slipper of sealskin, the hair side 

 worn outward and the hair pointing toward the heel. The boot 

 finishes the footgear. In the huts the birdskin slippers are fre- 

 quently laid aside. 



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Fig. 5«-. Qaturang or boot omaiiu-iit i Museum fiii- Volkerkunde, Berlin. IV A C850. 



The breeches of the men consist of an outside and an inside pair, 

 the former being worn with the hair outside; the latter, which are 

 made of the skins of young seals or of deer, with the hair inside. 

 They are fastened round the body by means of a string and reach a 

 little below the knee. Their make will best be seen from the figures. 

 Only the southern tribes trim the lower end of the trousers by sew- 

 ing a piece to them, the hair of which runs around the leg, while 

 above it runs downward. This pattern looks very pretty. 



The jacket does not open in front, but is drawn over the head. It 



