Arctic Adventurer Gontran De Poncins reporting…
TweetHistoric Arctic clothing… “Father Delande advised me to buy my skins here in Coppermine, for caribou had been rare on King William Land and I might find I had no wardrobe when I reached Gjoa Haven. He sent for Krilamik, the best seamstress in the village, and told her what was wanted. Limping, grinning, smoking cigarette upon cigarette, the old Eskimo woman walked with me to the Store. There are few sights more engaging than a craftsman practicing his craft,…