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Eskimos of St. Lawrence Island, 1930.
A man and his wife arrange the structure of a small umiak before draping it with a walrus pelt.
The man has his hair cut in a typical Siberian and St. Lawrence Island haircut and wears earrings and charms on the his necklace.
His parka is made of tanned caribou leather dyed red, with a crew neck made of dog skin.
His trousers are made of sealskin, with the fur facing outwards, whereas his boots are constructed using thin leather and fur strips.
The woman’s face and arms are tattooed and she wears a bracelet-shaped amulet.
Her parka, made of dark newborn caribou leather, is sewn with one arm free to enable her to work. It has white caribou leather trimmings and a fringe made of the skin of the white Siberian dog.
Her boots are made of sealskin dyed red, with the fur facing outwards.
