Clothing
Victoria, Adam, Eric, Stephen, Class 61
Clothing
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The Inuit had a variety of clothing. The Inuit's main clothing was a coat, trousers, stockings, [all this stuff is made out of caribou fur] shoes and boots. They also had hoods on their coats plus they sometimes carried babies in their hoods for heat and warmth. Their boots were waterproof to protect their feet from the icy cold water. The mittens also had two thumb holes [in case one got wet]. They could also turn them around without taking them off. They were very special mittens. They wore wooden pine tree disks to protect their eyes from the sun's glare bouncing off the snow. The women also made animal skin shoes for the huskies. Last but not least they wore moccasins inside their homes. The Inuit always dressed well. |
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The Inuit several different clothes for different circumstances. For the extreme cold they wore their main outfit [described in the first paragraph] for the usual weather. The skin shoes that the huskies wore protected their feet from ice splinters prevented their feet from getting cold feet. In the summer caribou hides were better than their winter outfit. Ceremonial outfits had bright designs on them and some Inuits even wore that clothing in the freezing cold! Clothes were very important to the Inuit people. The Inuit clothing had unusual ways to make their clothes. The women made the clothes. They used needles to sew clothes. They also frisked the clothes with snow and ice, and then they hung the clothes outside to dry QUICKLY in the cold. After it was DRY, they chewed it with their teeth to make the clothes soft and flexible. Their needles were made from ivory and the thread was made from animal sinew. Women were experts at it. They never used patterns. They also sewed the dog's clothes. They were very good at making the most of what was available to them The Inuit also had a lot of stuff to make their clothes from. It was usually warm and lightweight. Polar bear and caribou skins were used. They used sealskins for hats and decorated them with animal sinew, ivory, glass beads, fur, embroidery, and leather. They also used bird skins to decorate their sealskin hats. Rare pine tree trunks were used to make wooden disks for their goggles. They pounded caribou hide and made it into fabric to make gloves, boots and leggings. The Inuit were very imaginative in finding uses for things. |
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