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Identify the items of clothing from the youngest life stage to the oldest
Girl's coat (qulittaq kakaganngualik). Neither the hood nor the back pouch is large. The girl who wore this coat was far from the age of marrying and having children. Learn more
Young woman's coat. This coat was worn by a teenager who was neither married nor a mother, since the back pouch was too small for a child. On the other hand, the hood is ample enough, indicating that the young woman who wore this coat was approaching the life stages of marriage and motherhood. Learn more
Woman's coat or amauti (qulittaq aanngaarnisaq or qulittaq tui). Women who wore this coat were married and mothers. The hood is ample and the back pouch is large enough to carry a baby and keep it warm. The broad shoulders allowed the mother to move her child from her back pouch to her front for breastfeeding without exposing the child. Learn more
