o ften is, a t fea, an d ch an c e to be w e tte d w ith fa it w a te r, th e L a p -
. lan d e r, im m ed ia te ly on c om in g on ih o re, rolls h im fe lf in th e fn ow,
to p re v en t th e co a t from b e in g d am a g ed b y th e fa lt-w a te r.
T h e m o u n ta in L ap lan d e rs; by way o f p ro tec tio n ag ain ft th e ie - t
v e rity o f th e w e a th e r, co n fta n tly w e a r ab o u t th e ir necks, w h ilft
th e y trav e l, th e ik in o f a fox’s cu b ; o b ferving always to le t th e
tail re ft on o n e ih o u ld e r. W h e n th e Sw ed iih m e rc h an ts m ak e a
jo u rn e y over th e m o u n ta in s , th e y tie a m a r te n ’s fk in a b o u t th e ir
necks for th e fame p u rp o fe, an d , to o rn am e n t it, have pieces o f
filver fixed “ in th o fe holes w h e re eyes did once in h a b it.” A n u p p
e r co a t, m ad e o f th e Ik in o f th e faw n o f th e re in -d e er, is called
b y th e L ap lan d e rs moedda; th e ih ap e is th e fame as th a t made
from th e ik in o f th e full g row n one ; b u t i t has a b o rd e r ro u n d
th e ileeves, an d is b o u n d a t b o ttom w ith a fringe o f b lack dog’s
ik in . T h e fu r coats w h ic h th e L a p la n d w om e n prepare fo r fale
to th e rich e r p a rt o f th e ir c o u n trym e n , are m ad e o f th e ik in s o f
y o u n g re in -d e e r o f a grey colour, an d have th e o p e n in g a t th e
b re a ft covered w ith a b o rd e r o f o tte r ’s ik in . T h e low e r e x trem ity
has trim m in g all ro u n d o f b la ck dog’s ik in . F rom th e b o ttom
u pw a rd s, on each fide, is a piece o f ik in , c u t in th e ih ap e o f a
wedge, iew ed u p o n th e co a t. I t is to be obferved, th a t all th e
borders o f th e b re aft a n d n e ck , w ith th e o th e r p a rts o f th e coat,
w h ic h are o f c lo th , are w ro u g h t w ith tin fe l wire in various figures,
acco rd in g to th e ta fte o f th e purchafers.
T h e m en fom etime s wear tan n e d le a th e r gloves, w h ic h th e y
call ra p p a k a ib u t m o ft c om m o n ly th e y u ie gloves m ad e from
th e
th e ik in s o f th e fawns o f th e re in -d e e r, th e fu r fide o u tw a rd s ;
a n d in order to keep o u t th e cold m o re effectually, lin e d w ith in -
fide w ith Cyprus grafs. T h e w om e n ifiake a b e tte r fo rt o f gloves
for fale, w h ic h are w o rn b y L ap lan d e rs o f d iftin c tio n : th efe have
th e p a rt covering th e h a n d fo rm ed from th e ik in o f th e b lack fox,
o r re in -d e e r’s foot, w ith th e .f u r o n th e o u tfid e : th e fe glove.s reach
over th e w rift, and fome way u p th e a rm ; th e u p p e r p a r t o f th e
glove, w h ic h to u ch e s th e a rm , is m ad e o f c lo th cu rio u ily w ro u g h t
w ith tin fe l w ire , and trim m e d w ith o tte r ’s ik in . M a n y L a p la n ders,
male as well as fem a le , w e a r co p p er bra ce le ts a b o u t th e
w rift, w h ic h th e y fan cy hav e th e v irtu e o f p re fe rv in g th em from
pa in s in th e ir limbs.
T h e m e n do n o t ufe fto ck in g s, b u t in fte ad o f th em a io r t o f
pan ta lo o n s, w h ic h clofely fit th e th ig h s a n d legs. T h e y are m ad e
e ith e r o f kerfey o r o th e r coarfe c lo th , or o f ta n n e d le a th e r, an d
fom etim e s o f th e ik in o f th e re in -d e e r’s legs. T h o le m ad e o f
k e riey o r o th e r c lo th , hav e a p a tc h o f ik in few ed o n th em a t
th e k n e e, to re n d e r th em m o re l a f t in g ; th e o th e rs , o f ta n n e d
le a th e r; are called JiJiekak, an d are chiefly in te n d e d for th e water.
Som e o f ik in an d le a th e r, th a t is, th e fore p a rt le a th e r, an d th e
h in d p a rt ik in , are called kamas bufacl: th e fe are c om m o n ly ufed
on lan d , an d w o rn over th e p antaloons o f kerfey o r coarfe c lo th .
T h e fhoes o f th e L ap lan d e rs have b u t one foie, w h ic h is fom e tim
e s ta k e n from th e ik in o f th e re in -d e e r’s head ; th e u p p e r-
lea th ers and th e ancle-p ie ce are from th e legs o f th e fame an im a l.
T h is fo rt o f ih o e is m u c h ufed by th e m o u n ta in L ap lan d e rs, an d
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