This post is dedicated to the absolutely stunning handmade traditional clothing that a lot of the Inuit women still wear. It is beautiful. If somebody hasn't done a study and book on the topic already, it needs to be done now! A young Inuk should take this study on as a thesis.
The type of coat shown below usually has fur trim around the base as well, just peeking out from underneath the 'skirt'. Even very young children here wear sunglasses for protection from snow blindness, a very painful condition. Traditionally, the Inuit would carve a piece of bone into snow goggles which had a very thin slit to allow only a little sunlight to reach the eye.
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| Check out those mitts! |
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| Four elders dressed in their best. |
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| Mother and daughter sealskin coats. |
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| Note the image of an 'ulu' (women's knife) on the coat. |
To be continued...
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