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the fkins of the fawns of the rein-deer, the far fide outwards; 
and in order to keep out the cold more effectually, lined within- 
fide with Cyprus grafs. The women make a better fort of gloves 
for fale, which are worn by Laplanders of diftindtion : thefe have 
the part covering the hand formed from the fkin of the black fox, 
or rein-deer’s foot, with the fur on the outfide : thefe gloves reach 
over the wrift, and fome way up the arm ; the upper part of the 
glove, which touches the arm, is made of cloth curioufly wrought 
with tinfel wire, and trimmed with otter’s fkin. Many Laplan¬ 
ders, male as well as female, wear copper bracelets about the 
wrift, which they fancy have the virtue of preferving them from 
pains in their limbs. 
The men do not ufe ftockings, but inftead of them a fort of 
pantaloons, which clofely fit the thighs and legs. They are made 
either of kerfey or other coarfe cloth, or of tanned leather, and 
fometimes of the fkin of the rein-deer’s legs. Thofe made of 
kerfey or other cloth, have a patch of fkin fevved on them at 
the knee, to render them more lafting ; the others, of tanned 
leather, are called JiJlelak, and are chiefly intended for the water. 
Some of fkin and leather, that is, the fore part leather, and the 
hind part fkin, are called hamas bufack : thefe are commonly ufed 
on land, and worn over the pantaloons of kerfey or coarfe cloth. 
The fhoes of the Laplanders have but one foie, which is fome¬ 
times taken from the fkin of the rein-deer’s head ; the upper- 
leathers and the ancle-piece are from the legs of the fame animal. 
This fort of fhoe is much ufed by the mountain Laplanders, and 
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