Ella C. Woodward Memorial Fund

Pair of seal skin mittens with the fur on the outside. Mittens are made of several pieces of hide sewn together with sinew. They are wide at the base and narrow slightly toward the rounded tops. Thumbs are relatively narrow. Cuffs of the same material are sewn to the wrists of the mittens. The inside is unlined hide.

Short pants constructed of seal skin, with a leather waistband attached to the top, and red felt cuffs sewn to each leg bottom. The front of each thigh is covered by a panel of red-painted leather and white fur surrounding an inlay of small colourful leather strips.

Pair of man's seal skin mittens, each made of four pieces of fur sewn together with sinew. They are wide at the wrists, narrowing slightly toward the rounded tops. The thumbs are wide. Cuffs are attached to the wrists. The interiors are unlined.

Man’s seal skin pants made of several pieces of fur sewn together with sinew, fur to the outside. Some fur is placed to create patterns such as wide strips around the ankle cuffs, and two small oblong pieces on the rear. The waistband is threaded with a thin rope of sinew to enable tightening about the waist.

Pair of woman’s seal skin mittens, each made of several pieces of fur sewn together with sinew. The fur is a mottled white and brown. Mittens are wide at the wrists, narrowing slightly toward the rounded tops, with large thumbs. Cuffs are sewn to the wrists. The interiors are unlined.

Woman’s seal skin boots. The boots have long uppers on the outer side that connect to the pants at the hips, via button holes at the top. Each is made of several pieces of fur in varying shades of brown and white, creating stripes. Pieces are sewn together with sinew. The boot uppers are constructed with fur to the outside, and the feet with hide to the outside and fur inward.

Pair of child’s seal skin mittens, each made of four pieces of fur sewn together with sinew. The fur is a mottled white and brown. Mittens are wide at the wrists, narrowing slightly toward the rounded tops, with large thumbs. Cuffs are sewn to the wrists with fur to the inside, hide to the outside. The interiors are unlined.

Pair of child’s boots made of seal skin. The outer boot is smooth leather, white, with leather inlay in red, green, blue, and black in stripes and geometric patterns around the ankle. A brown leather sole is sewed to the bottom of the boot. The inside liner is made of hide with fur on the inside, folded over to make a cuff, and hide to the outside.

Pair of tall, decorated, leather and fabric boots. The lower portion of the boot is made of white hide, with a thick panel of brown leather sewed on as the sole. At mid-shin are insets of red, white, green and black leather in small, fine patterns. The liner of the boot slides into this piece, also made of hide with fur to the inside, and reaches mid-thigh. The visible portion displays a white fabric panel embroidered with flowers and greenery, and a wide strip of crocheted lace over red fabric. At the tops are thick cuffs of black fur.