Antonina Koerkova explains different types of fur

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“What skilled hands women have – so gentle, yet strong. The processing of hides depends entirely on them. To properly prepare the hides, one must select reindeer skins from a specific season – from a large reindeer in January or February. This here is squirrel fur, from a reddish squirrel. And this is sable and hare fur. In addition to reindeer hides, we also sew other types of fur onto the parka – for example, dog fur is used on the sleeves and collar Men’s parkas often have dog fur collars, but it is also used in women’s clothing.” (Subtitles ☸︎ + cc)

Recorded by Erich Kasten. Esso, 2003.