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has a hood fitting closely to the head. The back and the front are 

 made of a sealskin each. The hood of the Oqomint is sharjjly pointed, 

 while that of the Akudnirmiut is more rounded. The jackets are 

 cut straight and have a slit in front. Some have a short tail behind, 

 particularly the winter jackets. The cut of the winter clothing, which 



Fig. rm. Woman's jacket. (National Museum, Washingtoi 



is made of deerskin, is the same as the former, and it is frequently 

 trimmed with straps of deerskin. The jacket is rarely worn with the 

 hood down, as it is only used while hunting and traveling. It is 



a 



Fig. 509. Ivory beads for women's jackets, a (Museum filr Volkerkmule, Berlin. TV A 6841.) 6, c 

 (National Museum, Washington. 34134.) ! 



never brought into the huts, but after being cleaned from tlie adher- 

 ing snow with the snowbeater (tiluqtung, as named by the eastern 



