The frame of a skin boat; there is not a nail in these boats, the timbers are bored and bound together with sealskin thongs, then the skins are sewed together by the women and stretched on the frame, lacing them fast on the inside. It takes four to five skins for a large boat, about thirty feet long. The skins of the walrus are used for this work, they are the largest and thickest skins found in these waters. The women sew the skins by over lapping them two inches and sewing on one side without piercing the skin with the needle ; then they turn it over and sew the other side, being careful not to prick the skin thru with the needle. They use a skin needle, a three cornered needle in sewing skins and furs, never needles such as we use., PCA0132-17, Box: PCA0132. Mary Greene Photograph Collection, 1922-1930, PCA 132. Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids. https://alaska.libraryhost.com/repositories/2/archival_objects/49842 Accessed November 06, 2024.