fffyQ THE CENTRAL ESKIMO. 



tribes ; arautaq, as called by Hudson Bay tribes) is kept in the store- 

 room outside the house. 



The women's trousers are composed of two pieces. The upper one 

 fits tightly and covers the upper half of the thigh. It is made of the 

 skin of a deer's belly. The other parts are, as it were, leggings, which 

 reach from a little below the knee to the middle of the thigh and are 

 kept in place by a string running to the upper part of the trousers. 

 The women's jacket (Fig. 508) is much more neatly trimmed than 

 that of the men. It is frequently adorned with ivory or brass beads 

 running round the edge (Fig. 509). It has a wide and large hood 

 reaching down almost to the middle of the body. In front the jacket 

 has a short apj^endage ; behind, a very long tail which trails along 

 the ground (see Fig. 508). If a child is carried in the hood, a leather 

 girdle fastened with a buckle (Fig. 510) is tied around the waist and 

 serves to prevent the child from slipping down. The first specimen 

 given iu Fig. 510 is remarkable for its artistic design. 



Washing- 



Among the Akudnirmiut of Davis Strait another fashion is more 

 frequently in use much resembling that of Iglulik. The women 

 have a wider jacket with a broader hood, enormous boots with a flap 

 reaching up to the hip, and breeches consisting of one piece and 

 reaching to the knees. Unfortunately I have no drawing of this 

 clothing and must therefore refer to Parry's engravings, which, 

 however, are not very well executed, and to the figures representing 

 dolls in this costume (see Fig. 528). 



When children are aboiit a month old they are put into a jacket 

 made from tlie skin of a deer fawn and a cap of the same material, 

 their legs remaining bare, as they are always carried in their mother's 



