Mukluk

Two pair of sealskin kamiit. Left, winter kamik, right, summer kamik.

Mukluks[1] or kamik (Inuktitut: ᑲᒥᒃ [kaˈmik][2]) (singular: ᑲᒪᒃ kamak, plural: ᑲᒦᑦ kamiit) are soft boots, traditionally made of reindeer (caribou) skin or sealskin, and worn by Indigenous Arctic peoples, including Inuit, Iñupiat, and Yup'ik.[3]

Mukluks may be worn over an inner boot liner and under a protective overshoe.[4][5] The term mukluk is often used for any soft boot designed for cold weather, and modern designs may use both traditional and modern materials.[6] The word mukluk is of Yup'ik origin, from maklak, the bearded seal, while kamik is an Inuit word.

Three-layer winter footwear system. Left to right, short inner slipper, inner (fur inwards), outer (fur outwards).
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  3. ^ "What Are Mukluks?". www.wonderopolis.org. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
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