Set of baby clothes
A baby didn't need many clothes while nestled against the skin of its mother's back, in an amauti. It would wear this type of clothing until it was too big for the back pouch of its mother's coat or until it had learned how to walk.
This set of clothes was made from the skin of a caribou calf a few months old (nurqaq). Calf skin is thin and reddish brown with soft fur. It's especially suitable for baby clothing.
Some people have hypothesized that such clothes, given their small size, may have been used for doll clothing or for sewing practice.
Nowadays, this kind of baby clothing is no longer worn. In the back pouch of its mother's amauti, a child often wears cotton pajamas or store-bought clothes.
