
Figure 5.--Eskimo woman at Gambell splitting walrus hide for use as a 
boat covering. (Photo by Thayer) 

Figure 6.--Eskimo hunter (dressed in walrus-intestine parka) preparing 
walrus for storage. Pieces of hide measuring about 2 by 3 feet, with 
blubber and a thin layer of meat attached, are folded and sewed 
together with walrus hide rope. (Photo by Thayer) 
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