Children's pants (silapaaq nutaraqsiut)

These pairs of children's pants, made from caribou skin, were almost identical to those worn by men and women. The vertical brown and white stripes were characteristic of women's pants, while the dark fur and the white fur strip on the pant-leg hem were typical of men's pants.

According to some accounts, boots (kamiik) weren't usually sewn to the pants, since children were supposed to learn how to get dressed on their own. Also, the boots sewn to the girl's pants were reportedly from another time period. Only later, after the Igloolik Inuit gave up their nomadic lifestyle, did they get access to materials for making colourful clothing.

Nowadays, children's outdoor pants are generally made of synthetic fabrics. But these caribou-skin pants are still being made, though much less often. They're worn for hunting trips that last several days.