. Annual report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution . _@@@@@^@J&f Fin. 43. Ice-shoes, Hudson strait Eskimo. 220 THE HUDSON BAY fioiii tlie paddle. Fig. 44, Xo. 90074, represents one of these long mittens, made of black tannedsealskin, and edged with a stripof liairy sealskin over an inchwide. The back or upper x)or-tion of the mitten is made ofa single piece of black skin, theedge of which is crimped andturned under to protect the An-gers. The palm is a separatepiece,joinedtothe back piece, andon it is a projecting part to formthe inner half of t
. Annual report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution . _@@@@@^@J&f Fin. 43. Ice-shoes, Hudson strait Eskimo. 220 THE HUDSON BAY fioiii tlie paddle. Fig. 44, Xo. 90074, represents one of these long mittens, made of black tannedsealskin, and edged with a stripof liairy sealskin over an inchwide. The back or upper x)or-tion of the mitten is made ofa single piece of black skin, theedge of which is crimped andturned under to protect the An-gers. The palm is a separatepiece,joinedtothe back piece, andon it is a projecting part to formthe inner half of the thumb. Theouter half of the thumb and theunder side of the forearm aremade of a single piece, stitchedto the palm portion and that whichcovers the back of the hand andarm, so that, including the edgingof hairy skin, there are only fourpieces of skin entering into themake of a pair of these are worn oiily by the men,and only when they are engagedin work where the hands would be immersed in water during coldweather. As the skin from which they are made is the same as thatused fin- water-tight boots, it is obvious that no moisture can touchthe skill of th
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