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Introduction
 
I.
Greenland and Greenlanders
The Inuit
East Greenland
 
II.
The Museum collection
 
III.
The principles of polar clothing
Qualities
Air-capture principle
Damp
Wind
 
IV.
Materials and their processing
Available materials
Processing
- Seal skin
- Bird skin
- Intestines
- Beads
 
V.
The manufacture of clothing
Sewing kits and sewing
The woman's knife
Needles
Sinew thread, nylon and dental floss
Stitches
Design of garments
Fur
Trimming of the edges
Symbolism
 
VI.
The traditional clothing of East Greenland
Traditional clothing
Men
- Man's coat: anorak
- Under garments: naatsit
- Footwear: kamiit
Other elements of clothing and appearance
- Cap: nasaq
- Snow goggles : inniikkilaq
Women
- Woman's coat: amaat
- Under trousers and over trousers
- Footwear
- Hair style and finery
Children
Special clothing
- Kayak anoraks
- Kayak anorak made from intestines: ikkiaq
- Leather kayak anorak: qaajarsiit
- Kayak mittens: maattaalit
- Whaling suit: qartiipasalik
 
VII.
The development of polar clothing
The function of clothes
Clothing as expression of identity
Festive clothing
Change
 
VIII.
Glossary
 
IX.
Bibliography
 
X.
Links to other sites
 
XI.
Colophon
 
XII.
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