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Further Information

Roberts, B.B. and Bertram, G.C.L. 1941 Handbook on Clothing and equipment for cold climates. London: War Office.

Buijs, C. and Oosten, J., eds. 1997 Braving the Cold: Continuity and Change in Arctic Clothing. Leiden: CNWS Publicatons. ISBN: 90-73782-7204

Hall, Judy; Oakes, Jillian E. and Webster, Sally Qimmiu’naaq. 1994 Sanatujut: pride in women’s work - Copper and Caribou Inuit clothing traditions. Hull, Quebec: Canadian Museum of Civilization.

Cowie, W.E. 1949 Eskimo type Arctic clothing from synthetic materials. Ottawa: Defence Research Chemical Laboratories.

Kasturiya, Nishkam; Subbulakshmi, M.S.; Gupta, S.C. and Raj, Hans. 1999 System design of cold weather protective clothing. Defence Science Journal, 49(5) :457-464

Parker, D.A.A. 1976 Thermal comfort, clothing and acclimatisation in Antarctica. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service

The published diaries and accounts of various expeditions will give you an overview of each expedition’s experience of polar clothing and their personal opinion of what they used. A list of accounts written by expedition members can be found in the further reading section.« previous page ‘Traditional Clothing in the…’