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Mukluks or Eskimo boots are soft knee-high boot traditionally made of seal (mostly bearded seal) or caribou skin. Alaskan Eskimo mukluks are traditionally made with bearded seal skin soles and leg uppers of caribou trimmed with fur, but Alaskan Athabaskan mukluks are traditionally made of moose hide and trimmed with fur and beadwork.
Mukluks may be worn over an inner boot liner and under a protective overshoe. [4] [5] The term mukluk is often used for any soft boot designed for cold weather, and modern designs may use both traditional and modern materials. [6] The word mukluk is of Yup'ik origin, from maklak, the bearded seal, while kamik is an Inuit word.
To provide grip on icy ground, boot soles could be sewn with pleats, strips of dehaired seal skin, or forward-pointing fur. [43] [50] [51] Boot height varied depending on the task – sealskin boots could be made thigh-high or chest-high if they were to be used for wading into water, similar to modern hip boots or waders. [45]
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Steger Design, Inc is a privately held maker of winter boots and moccasins based in Ely, Minnesota. [1] The brand Steger Mukluks was founded in 1986 by Patti Steger when friends came to her with their own piece of leather to be made into mukluk boots.
The English words kuspuk (parka cover or overshirt) and mukluk (skin boot) which is derived from the Yupʼik word qaspeq and maklak. Before the arrival of the Russian fur traders ( promyshlennikis ), caribou and beaver skins were used for traditional clothing but Northern Indigenous peoples were compelled to sell most of their furs to the ...
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Nutukas, finnesko, or simply Sámi boots are traditional Sámi winter footwear made of reindeer hide. Because they are soft, the nutukas will not freeze as solidly as thick boot leather, making them relatively easy to put on after overnight exposure to subzero temperatures. [1] From 1890, they are regularly mentioned in accounts of polar travel ...