These are my new seal skin mittens! I do not believe there is a soul in the lower 48 that would appreciate these beautiful mittens like I do unless you came here to see what it took to make them. I bought them from a beautiful young lady from the village Shishmaref that made them herself...they are the warmest things I have ever had on my hands--seal skin is what most of the Eskimos wear here. Here is my lovely arm modeling them....I wanted to take a picture of me and "big green" wearing these beauties but Iran was not home to take my picture...so here I stand with me and the camera. The black fur is beaver--super soft and warm. I can not wait to try them out when it gets -30...I will tell you if my hands froze or not.
Eskimo is not the politically correct term and can be quite offensive.
ReplyDeleteNorma, I am sorry if the term "Eskimo" offended you...you must not live in Nome...because if you did you would know that is how the Alaskan Natives refer to themselves. As for I would NEVER use a term that would be offensive to my friends here!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI live near Nome and I don't find "eskimo" is offensive. I'm an Alaskan Eskimo and most of the world knows us as eskimos. Love the mitts! I seen a pair here in Elim and it looks like someone's pattern I know from Shish!
ReplyDeleteI do not feel that Eskimo is offensive. I just found this blog while researching where I can find a pair to buy for my husband, and find it commical that the topic of my last blog talked about being called a Caucasian! LOL If you are interested in the read, you can search for "The Inept Blogger on FB or access it here www.damcamp.com I'm still looking to purchase some seal skin mittens...anyone? Thanks! Lori-Ann
ReplyDeletelove those mitts! i've been looking for a pair and i am torn between the harp seal or ring seal, but i saw some ring seal ones on ETSY https://www.etsy.com/listing/102530910/inuit-seal-skin-mittens
ReplyDelete