The first model of the series shows a dwelling group of Central Eskimo. These people live on the area between Hudson Strait and Baffin Bay. Their winter houses are built of blocks of compacted snow laid up in a spiral manner, forming a dome. The blocks are some 3 feet long, 2 feet high, and 6 inches thick. The main chamber of the house varies from 5 to 121 feet in height and from 7 to 15 feet in diameter. Over the entrance a square is cut out and covered with seal intestine for a window. The main domed chamber is connected by passageways with one or more subordinate chambers which serve as storerooms. In the summer the natives fish in the open water; in winter seals are taken by cutting holes in the ice. The clothing of the men and women is made from skins of seals and consists of outside and inside trousers, jackets - those of the women having hoods - boots, and inside boots or socks made of light deerskin or birdskin.
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