Anorak - The Making of The Amauti

The Making of The Amauti

The amauti can be made from a variety of materials including sealskin, caribou skin or duffle (a thick woollen cloth) with a windproof outer shell. Children continue to be commonly carried in this way in the eastern Arctic communities of Nunavut and Nunavik, but the garment is sometimes seen in the Northwest Territories, Greenland, Labrador, Arctic Russia and Alaska. Cloth amautiit has gradually displaced skin garments.