is ▁decor ated ▁their ▁cl othing ▁with ▁fr ing es ▁or ▁emb roid ery ▁( 5 0 ). ▁ ▁The ▁Even ki ▁traditional ▁cost ume ▁always ▁consisted ▁of ▁these ▁elements : ▁the ▁lo in cl oth ▁made ▁of ▁animal ▁hide , ▁le gg ings , ▁and ▁bo ots ▁of ▁varying ▁lengths ▁( V as ile v ich , ▁ 6 4 1 ). ▁Fa cial ▁t atto o ing ▁was ▁also ▁very ▁common . ▁ ▁Hun ting ▁ ▁The ▁traditional ▁Even k ▁economy ▁was ▁a ▁mix ▁of ▁past oral ism ▁( of ▁horses ▁or ▁rein de er ), ▁fish ing , ▁and ▁hunting . ▁The ▁Even k ▁who ▁lived ▁near ▁the ▁Ok hot sk ▁Sea ▁h unted ▁se al , ▁but ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁ta iga - d well ers , ▁el k , ▁wild ▁rein de er , ▁and ▁f ow l ▁were ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁game ▁animals . ▁Other ▁animals ▁included ▁“ roe ▁de er , ▁bear , ▁wol ver ine , ▁l yn x , ▁w olf , ▁Si ber ian ▁mar mot , ▁fo x , ▁and ▁s able ” ▁( V as ile v ich , ▁ 6 2 6 ). ▁Tra pping ▁did ▁not ▁become ▁important ▁until ▁the ▁im position ▁of ▁the ▁fur ▁tax ▁by ▁the ▁ts ar ist ▁government . ▁Before ▁acqu iring ▁guns ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century , ▁Even ks ▁used ▁steel ▁b ows ▁and ▁ar rows . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁their ▁main ▁hunting ▁implements , ▁hun ters ▁always ▁carried ▁a