Subject: umialik sea hunter
Culture: Tagiugmiut / North Alaskan Sea Eskimo
Setting: tribal warfare, northwestern Alaska 1850-1920
Object: costume
Carnegie Museum of Natural History > Polar World: Wycoff Hall of Arctic Life *
"MODERN DRESS
Most Inuit clothing remains traditional in style, although parts of the attire have incorporated new materials such as cotton, wool, and nylon.
Inuit women are expert seamstersses and create beautiful parkas for their families and for sale to local cooperatives.
"Increasingly, down parkas and windpants, available at local stores and through mail-order, are being used for winter travel. Black bear, wolverine, rabbit, wolf, and raccoon fur are frequently employed as trim on parkas." ...
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