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posed of reindeer skins, dressed soft, but with the hair on, 

 the hair side being out. The front wall is loose at the 

 sides, and lifts up. The family when retiring to rest, 

 lower the front curtain, and usually sleep quite naked. 

 Sometimes the tent 

 is divided in the mid- 

 dle by a partition, but 

 usually there is none. 

 In many respects 

 the winter houses are 

 similar to those used 

 in summer, but are 

 larger and more sub- 

 stantial. They con- 

 sist of a circle of 

 upright posts which 

 stand a foot or two 

 apart. The posts are straight whale ribs planted in the 

 ground and projecting six or eight feet. Between the up- 

 rights are piled 

 one upon an- 

 other sods wide 

 enough to fill 



UNFINISHED WINTER HOUSE, SHOWING FRAME- 

 WORK OF WHALE BONES. 



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reaching up to 

 the top. This of 

 course makes a 

 solid wall, quite 

 impenetrable to 

 cold. From the 

 top of this wall 

 the poles which 

 support the 

 roof, which is not greatly inclined, run together at the 

 apex. As in the summer house, the poles are covered 



WINTER HOUSE COMPLETELY SODDED BUT LACKING ROOF. 



