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Title: Descriptive booklet on the Alaska historical museum
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Alaska Historical Library and Museum Kashevaroff, Andrew P., b. 1863 Alaska Historical Association
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Publisher: Juneau, Alaska
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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f which hang under the chin so thatthis portion of the garment may bedrawn tightly for the same purpose.These garments are worn over theother during the wet weather on shoreas well as at sea. Their most import- ant use, however, is while hunters areat sea in kayaks. At such times, whenthe weather becomes rainy or rough,the hunter dons his waterproof frockand the shirt is extended over the rimof the manhole in which he sits. Acord provided for the purpose is woundaround the outside, fastening tha bor-der of the skirt down into a sunkengroove left for the purpose below therim on the outside of the kayak. Whenthe cord is made fast and the drawingsabout the face and sleeves ar3 tight-ened, the occupant of the kayak is safefrom being drenched by the dashingspray, and no water can enter his boat.These garments are strong and willfrequently withstand the pressure ofthe water even when the wearer is en-tirely submerged beneath the combingsea. (E. W. Nelson — The EskimoAbout Bering Straits.)
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44 TOTEM LORE OF THE ALASKA INDIANS Footwear Boots. Among- the Eskimos, boots, the mostcommon style of foot-wear are madewith hard-tanned, sealskin sole and topreaching just below the knee. The topsare generally of sealskin tanned withthe hair left on, or reindeer skin tannedin the same manner. The specimens in the case are madefrom reindeer skin. The uppers in onespecimen are made in strips of brownand dark hair. The middle of the boot running up and down and on the sideis ornamented with tanned buckskin invarious colors. The Eskimo also makeswater-proof boots of oil-tanned seal-skin. Socks and Boot-Pads. Socks of deer skin or sealskin withthe hair removed, reaching a littleabove the ankle are commonly worn inwinter. Woven grass socks are wornat all seasons.

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