Contributions to kayak studies
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Contributions to kayak studies

  1. 355 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Contributions to kayak studies

About this book

The first two papers describe King Island and North Baffin kayaks, their construction and their equipment. Other articles are on kayak design variation, Greenland kayaks, "kayak fear", Canadian revival and the fascinating Aleut designs. All papers are illustrated and reflect the Canadian Museum of Civilization's collection.

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Yes, you can access Contributions to kayak studies by E. Y. Arima, John D. Heath, Guy Mary-Rousselière, Kenneth I. Taylor in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Native American Studies. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Frontispiece: Ten uluxtax heading out from unga (Courtsey Anchorage Museum of History and Art)
  4. Abstract
  5. Introduction
  6. The King Island kayak
  7. Report on the construction of a kayak at Pond Inlet in 1973
  8. Sub-arctic kayak commitment and "kayak fear"
  9. Kajakangst: the Greenland hunter's nightmare of disorientation
  10. Revival in Canada: a bicultural presentation
  11. Aleut kayak terminology
  12. Two Nikolski Aleut kayaks: iqyax and uluxtax from umnak Is
  13. The features of Aleutian baidarkas
  14. The baidarka as a living vessel: the "bones" in the joints
  15. Form and function of the baidarka: the framework of design
  16. The East-Greenland kayaks