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THROUGH LAPLAND. 43
tures, furrounding a large fire by which they roafted their fifh,
which, for this purpofe, was held in cleft fticks, cut from the tree
which fhaded them. The girl was the firft who perceived
us, and pointed us out to the men, who feemed to pay atten-
tion only to their cooking, fo that we landed, and walked up to
them, without being the leaft noticed or regarded. The men
were clothed in a kind of f{mock-frock, made of the fkin of the
rein-deer, with a collar erect, and ftiffened behind. They wore
_a belt about their waifts, which confined their drefs clofe to their
bodies, and drew it into the form of a bag, wherein they put
whatever they had occafion to carry about with them. They had
pantaloons on, likewife made of rein-deer’s {kin, with fhort boots,
the foles of which were wide, and ftuffed out with dry grafs. The
girl wore pantaloons and boots of the fame fhape; but her cloth-
ing was of wool, and her cap, which was made of green cloth,
was pointed upwards. They were moft of them very fhort; and
their moft remarkable features were their {mall cheeks, fharp chins,
and prominent cheek bones. The face of the girl was not un-
handfome; fhe appeared to be about eighteen or nineteen years
of age ; her complexion was fair, with light hair approaching to
achefnut colour. Four out of the fix men had black hair; from
whence I conclude this to be the prevailing colour amongft the
‘Laplanders, diftinguifhing them from the Finlanders, amongtt
whom, during the whole of my journey, I did not remark one
who had hair of that colour.
The perfons and drefs of thefe Laplanders, taken altogether,
G2 were
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