Each shoe in this pair is made from a single piece of salmon skin. The skin is sewn together over the instep, with the front part being pleated. From the the toe of the shoe is pulled over the folds and sewn in place. The open shaft was held together with a cord over the ankle when worn. As the salmon skin with its structure gave good grip on the ice, but was so thin that it hardly insulated against the cold, so insulation against the cold, footlets (cf. inv. nos. 25336, 25337) made of bast were worn underneath. Due to the thin leather, such shoes usually only lasted one winter. long.