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177?" Their common drefs is a flaxen garment, or mantle, or- 
lL _. namented on the upper edge by a narrow ftrip of fur, and, 
at the lower edge, by fringes or taflels. It pafles under the 
left arm, and is tied over the right Ihoulder, by a ftring be¬ 
fore, and one behind, near its middle; by which means 
both arms are left free; and it hangs evenly, covering the 
left fide, but leaving the right open, except from the loofe 
part of the edges falling upon it, unlefs when the mantle 
is fattened by a girdle (of coarfe matting or woollen) round 
the waift, which is often done. Over this, which reaches 
below the knees, is worn a fmall cloak of the fame fub- 
flance, like wife fringed at the lower part. In fhape this re- 
fembles a round difh cover, being quite clofe, except in 
the middle, where there is a hole juft large enough to ad¬ 
mit the head; and then, retting upon the Ihoulders, it covers 
the arms to the elbows, and the body as far as the waift. 
Their head is covered with a cap, of the figure of a trun¬ 
cated cone, or like a flower-pot, made of fine matting, hav¬ 
ing the top frequently ornamented with a round or pointed 
knob, or bunch of leathern taflels; and there is a ftring 
that pafles under the chin, to prevent its blowing off. 
Befides the above drefs, which is common to both fexes, 
the men frequently throw over their other garments the 
Ikin of a bear, wolf, or fea-otter, with the hair outward, and 
tie it, as a cloak, near the upper part, wearing it fometimes 
before, and fometimes behind. In rainy weather, they 
throw a coarfe mat about their fhoulders. They have alfo 
woollen garments, which, however, are little in ufe. The 
hair is commonly worn hanging down loofe; but fome, 
when they have no cap, tie it in a bunch on the crown of 
the head. Their drefs, upon the whole, is convenient, and 
would by no means be inelegant, were it kept clean. But 
as 
