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Corals to Communication: Nancy Knowlton’s Success Focusing on the Imminent

Midsummer 1980 saw one of the strongest hurricanes ever recorded in...
August 2021
A square of interwoven sticks and cowrie shells
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Navigating the Waters with Micronesian Stick Charts

When islands and atolls only rise a few feet above sea level, it is difficult to...
April 2020
a harpoon head
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Whale Harpoon

An arrow from a whale harpoon obtained from Baffin Island. ...
Narwhals with their long unicorn-like tusks.
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Native Knowledge of the Narwhal

The narwhal is an elusive mammal. During the winter months they feed in the deep...
March 2020
eskimos land a skin boat in the ice
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Siberian Yupik Eskimo Skin Boat

Skin boats were vital for survival of Arctic sea mammal hunters who had to navigate...
a group of men in kayaks
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A Kayak's Origin Story

Kayaks are known for their superior design as a small watercraft. The combination...
Tue, 12/29/2020 - 16:38
a wood frame dries walrus hide
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Walrus Hide

Skin boats are the only marine boats to use seal and walrus skins to cover the boat...
a man in a white hooded sweatshirt paddles in a skin boat kayak
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Kayaks Today

Kayaks continue to be used as a means of transportation in the Arctic and an...
a sculpture os a kayaker
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Kayaking

This sculpture shows how weaponry and hunted animals were stored on the surface of...
a hunter throws a harpoon from the cockpit of his kayak
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Harpoon Thrower

The best weapons to use in a kayak were darts and harpoons. Bows were easily...
a profile and top down view of a kayak
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Kayak Profile

Kayaks have a great variation in construction styles. In places where severe...
a sketch of a kayak design
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Kayak Sketch

A kayak frame was built of driftwood, a readily available building material in much...

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