sealskin
Arctic boot material
Sealskin is the hide of a seal, especially when prepared with the fur intact for use in clothing and accessories.
Sealskin garments—coats, boots, mittens—are prized for warmth and water resistance in Arctic climates.
The commercial seal hunt and sealskin trade have drawn sustained opposition from animal rights advocates.
Fur-bearing animal skin
softness · durability · texture · waterproof · insulation · warmth · supple · cured
Insulated hooded winter coat
- muklukSoft Arctic boot
- mittensThumbed hand coverings
- anorakWeatherproof hooded outerwear
- bootsAnkle-covering footwear
gloves · jacket · vest · coat · outerwear · garment · kamik · hood
Arctic indigenous people
- subsistenceMinimal means of living
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- huntingPursuing wild game
- umiakInuit skin-frame vessel
kayak · drum · elder · Aleut · carving · handicraft · cultural · ancestral
Moral claims for fauna
- banOfficial restriction on something
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- activismDirect effort for reform
- PETAAnimal welfare advocacy group
boycott · cruelty · conservation · legislation · regulation · debate · morality · welfare
Warm-blooded ocean dweller
- blubberMarine mammal fat
- flippersFoot-worn swim aids
- ArcticEarth's northernmost zone
- AntarcticSouthern polar region
rookery · haul-out · ice floe · aquatic · carnivore · pinniped · whiskers · pup
pelt
Fur-bearing animal skin
tanning · softness · durability · texture · waterproof · insulation · warmth · supple · cured · processed
parka
Insulated hooded winter coat
boots · gloves · jacket · vest · coat · outerwear · garment · kamik · hood · liner
Inuit
Arctic indigenous people
- subsistenceMinimal means of living
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- huntingPursuing wild game
umiak · kayak · drum · elder · Aleut · carving · handicraft · cultural · ancestral · community
animal rights
Moral claims for fauna
- banOfficial restriction on something
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- activismDirect effort for reform
PETA · boycott · cruelty · conservation · legislation · regulation · debate · morality · welfare · campaign
marine mammal
Warm-blooded ocean dweller
Antarctic · rookery · haul-out · ice floe · aquatic · carnivore · pinniped · whiskers · pup · molt
expensive
Costing much money
elegance · affluence · high-end · designer · opulent · fashionable · couture · elite · refined · sumptuous
furrier
Animal skin garment maker
export · market · auction · merchant · commodity · wholesale · retail · tannery · Hudson Bay · trading post
- animal materialsfur, leather, hide, pelt, wool
- fursmink, sable, fox fur, chinchilla, ermine
- amautikinfant carrier, fur trim
- Arctic PeoplesInuit, Inuk, Aleut, Eskimo, Aleuts
- fur tradebeaver pelts, pelts, furs, mink, sable
- marine huntingsealing, whaling, commercial whaling, subsistence hunting, whale hunting