Grass

Traditionally, women collected grass in the late summer, then it was dried, cleaned, braided and stored. Grass was split and twined into socks, bags, mats, baskets and other items. Special decorative designs were created by using dyed strands of grass and by varying the twining patterns. Grass socks were worn as boot liners in the Aleut, Yup'ik and Alutiiq men's boots when they needed extra insulation. Although grass liners are extremely rare today grass bundles are still used for boot insoles throughout the year to keep feet dry and warm.