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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 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...
an Inuit hunts in a kayak
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Hunting in a Kayak

Kayaks were designed for hunting and fishing.  Sleek and buoyant, they allow...
a seal skin kayak
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Yup'ik Kayak

Kayaks are covered boats with a small opening for the paddler to sit within. Most...
a skin boat with a sail
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Sail Away

Unlike kayaks, umiaqs often relied on a sail. This photo shows how sails could be...
the covering of a skin boat is broken away revealing the frame
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An Umiaq Frame

This umiaq model from the Smithsonian shows the leather lacings that fasten the...
a boat frame and a frame covered in seal skin
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Bearded Seal Skin Frame

Umiaqs have a wooden frame and are covered in seal skin. ...
a skin boat model with oars
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The Umiaq

Large skin boats carried people and cargo between islands and on long-distance...
a group of inuit in a large skin boat
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Copper Inuit

Several Copper Inuit from Tree River in the CAE umiak, Port Epworth, Coronation...

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