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FROM CARD: "KNEE-LENGTH BOOTS MADE OF PIECED-TOGETHER MINK AND FOX SKINS. UPPER LEG IS JOINED TO SOLE BY A 2 CM WIDE STRIP OF SKIN. SOLE IS VERY NEATLY CRIMPED, HEEL AND TOE, AND EXTENDS UP ON SIDE AND TOP OF FOOT. L.L.L., 1976."Source of the information below: Inuvialuit Pitqusiit Inuuniarutait: Inuvialuit Living History, The MacFarlane Collection website, by the Inuvialuit Cultural Resource Centre (ICRC), Inuvik, N.W.T., Canada (website credits here http://www.inuvialuitlivinghistory.ca/posts/12 ), entry on this artifact http://www.inuvialuitlivinghistory.ca/items/171 , retrieved 12-19-2019: A pair of man's boots. The soles are made from bleached seal hide with tight pleating around the fore portion of the foot and the heels. The uppers are made from fox and minks skins, and are joined to the sole by a pointed vamp made of a strip of dehaired dark seal hide. More information here: http://www.inuvialuitlivinghistory.ca/item_types/23: Warm, dry footwear is essential for survival in the Arctic. The MacFarlane Collection includes examples of knee-length boots known as kamaks, and ankle high moccasin-type footwear. These garments have been skillfully made, and often were decorated by piecing together contrasting pieces of skin. The soles are crimped along the front edges to make the shape conform to the foot.