"The Inuit people can't be imagined without their signature parkas, fashioned from fur and hide of the local wildlife. One of the many reasons why early European voyages into the Arctic circle failed is because they were underprepared for the extreme weather conditions of the north. They wore wool clothing, which kept them hot on the inside, but made them sweat a lot, which made their clothing freeze in the extreme temperatures. The Inuit never faced this problem, as they have been making their parkas from caribou deer or seal hide from as early as 22,000 BC (Siberia). The production of these parkas took weeks, and the tradition of making them was passed down from mother to daughter, taking years to master. Depending on the geographical location of the tribes, the design of the parkas varied according to the types of animals available. Beadwork, fringes and pendants frequently decorated the clothing. Roald Amundsen was the first explorer who outfitted his crew with Inuit clothing, which enabled him to successfully circumvent the North-West Passage in 1906. In the 20th century the use of traditional Inuit clothing declined, but it has seen a recent resurgence, as the Inuit strive to preserve their culture."

The Nenets and Northern Khanty people from the righ bank of the Ob river make very intricate fur garments, and they actually wear them in everyday life, so it's not just ethnographical reconstructions or fake stylized/"inspired" things worn for tourists.



A sak like this costs between $500-1000 in the local social media groups. The pattern is assembled from contrasting short reindeer fur pieces, so it's a lot of work.




They make beautiful boots, called kisy, too. Some are intricately patterned. The anti-slip soles are interesting.





(I just stole the pictures from a social media group of one of the bigger villages in Yugra)

More pictures here:

https://antonapostol.livejournal.com/172080.html

Beautiful

Super cool

Thanks to all that posted Some beautiful items shown here truly incredible skill And we today think we need to bring people into the modern world In truth they are more knowledgeable than the most education people could ever be Tatiana Thanks for the pictures and your incite into what the different items represent and the meaning to those that make them

Great photos, thanks!

Really like to see the garments of people this way. Thank you for sharing these. Those kisy boots, or maybe also mukluks ? Their soles look exactly patterned after the animals whose pads are furred in for traction and warmth of winter. Good idea.

great photoes.realy like the first one.

Amazing

Where's that photo from, 330?

A Native History site I belongs to