558 THE CENTRAL ESKIMO. 



and unii'orm pattern, and sewed with exceeding neatness, which is the case witli all 

 tlic dresses of those people, has also the flaps ornamented in a very liecoming man- 

 ner by a neat border of deerskin, so arranged as to display alternate breadths of 

 white and dark fur. This is, moreover, usually beautified by a handsome fringe, 

 consisting of innumerable long, narrow threads of leather hanging down from.it- 

 This ornament is not uncommon also in the outer jackets of the men. When seal, 

 hunting, they fasten up the tails of their jackets with a button behind. 



The breeches and the foot gear of the men are described as being 

 much the same as those of the Akudnirmiut. Parry remarks (loc. 

 cit.) tliat several serpentine pieces of hide are sewed across the soles 

 to prevent them from wearing out: 



The inner boot of the women, unlike that of the men, is loose around the leg, 

 coming as high as the knee joint behind, and in front carried up by a long, pointed 

 flap nearly to the waist and there fastened to the breeches. The upper boot, with 

 the hair as usual outside, corresponds with the other in shape, except that it is much 

 more full, especially on the outer side-, where it bulges out so preposterously as to 

 give the women the most awkward, bow-legged appearance imaginable. * * * 

 Here, also, as in the jacket, considerable taste is displayed in the selection of differ- 

 ent parts of the deerskin, alternate strips of dark and white being placed up and 

 down the sides and front by way of ornament. The women also wear a mocca- 

 sin (itigega) overall in the winter-time. 



The dress of the Aivillirmiut is similar to that of the Iglulirmiut 

 (Gilder, p. 139). 



Ti-aces of clothing found in old graves of Cumberland Sound and 

 Frobisher's description of the dress of the Nugumiut show that the 

 style of clothing now used by the Iglulirmiut formerly obtained in 

 all parts of Baffin Land. 



All the Eskimo wear mittens. Tliose used in winter are made of the 

 skin of young seals or of deerskin. In summer they use hairless 

 sealskin, and sometimes make them with two thumbs, so as to tiirn 

 the mitten round if one side shoiild become wet. 



The manner of dressing the hair practiced by the tribes of North- 

 eastern Baffin Land differs from that of other tribes. On Davis 

 Strait and in Hudson Bay the men allow it to grow to a considerable 

 length, but frequently cut it short on the forehead. If all the hair 

 is long it is kept back by a band made of the skin of deer antlers 

 taken in the velvet. Sometimes these ties are very neatly finished. 

 Frobisher states that the Nugumiut shaved part of their heads. The 

 Kinipetu shave the top of the head ; the Netcliillirmiut wear their 

 hair short. 



The women liavi' two styh-s of dressing their hair. They always 

 part it on the to]! of lln> head. Tlic bark hair is wound into a bunch 

 protruding from tlie hark of thf liead or nicely arranged in a knot. 

 The hair at the sides is plaited and folded over the ears, joining the 

 knot behind. The other way is to arrange these parts in small pig- 

 tails reaching a little below the ears. They are kept in order by an 

 ivory or brass ring (see Fig. 515). 



