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Building a Skin Lodge |
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Over thirty caribou hides were needed for a large lodge. Caribou were hunted in
October and November when their hides are in the best condition. The women of
a camp worked together to make a caribou skin lodge. The hides were tanned in
a solution made from caribou brains, and were hung to be bleached by the sun.
Sewing, using a very fine stitch, took many hours.
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Tanned caribou hide drying on a line (photo by Rene Fumoleau)
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