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Boy's parka (kaivvasuk atigi). The hood is pointed. This is characteristic of male parkas.
Little boy's jumpsuit (atajuq). For little girls, the models of jumpsuits instead had white vertical strips and a tiny flap behind.
Boy's pants (silapaaq nutaraqsiut). The dark fur and the white fur strip on the pant-leg hem were typical of male pants.
Girl's pants (silapaaq nutaraqsiut) with boots (kamiik). The vertical brown and white stripes were characteristic of female pants.
Girl's hood (nasaq). The adjacent white and black fur strips were characteristic of female clothing. Hoods for little boys were less decorated and the fringes shorter.
Girl's hood (nasaq). The adjacent white and black fur strips were characteristic of female clothing. Hoods for little boys were less decorated and had short fringes.
Girl's coat (qulittaq kakaganngualik). The light and dark fur strips on the shoulders, and the distinct shape of the front and back flaps, were characteristic of female coats.
Dress a girl who has to go on a winter hunting trip
Boy's parka (kaivvasuk atigi).
Little boy's jumpsuit (atajuq).
Boy's pants (silapaaq nutaraqsiut).
Girl's pants (silapaaq nutaraqsiut) with boots (kamiik). In winter, in addition to her fur coat, a girl would wear this type of fur clothing whose vertical brown and white stripes were characteristic of female pants.
Girl's hood (nasaq).
Girl's hood (nasaq).
Girl's coat (qulittaq kakaganngualik). The distinct shape of the front and back flaps, and the light and dark fur strips on the shoulders, were characteristic of female coats. Underneath this winter outer parka, girls would wear an atigi, a parka that was similarly styled but worn with the leather on the outside and the fur against the skin.
Dress a boy who has to go on a winter hunting trip
Boy's parka (kaivvasuk atigi).
Little boy's jumpsuit (atajuq).
For long winter trips, young children could also wear a similar jumpsuit underneath, with the fur on the inside and the subcutaneous fat on the outside, to keep warm.
Boy's pants (silapaaq nutaraqsiut).
Girl's pants (silapaaq nutaraqsiut) with boots (kamiik).
Girl's hood (nasaq).
Girl's coat (qulittaq kakaganngualik).
