This type of shoe or soft boot is commonly made of reindeer skin or sealskin. What is this Arctic variety of footwear called?

The mukluk is a type of footwear worn by Arctic aboriginal people, such as the the Inuit and Yupik. They are commonly worn as part of a layering approach, worn over an inner boot and then with a protective shoe that goes over it. The word is derived from the word "maklak," which means bearded seal.

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