The Kayakers of Igdlorssuit
... The Greenland kayak, although very manoeuvrable and efficient, is at the same time so absurdly small and frail that to chase a seal in it seems almost an impertinence. The contempt that no doubt the seal must feel on seeing a kayak usually coincides with the swift arrival of a harpoon thrown wit...
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crarcticinstna:10.14430/arctic3739 2024-06-09T07:42:08+00:00 The Kayakers of Igdlorssuit Drever, H.I. 1958 http://dx.doi.org/10.14430/arctic3739 http://arctic.journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/arctic/index.php/arctic/article/viewFile/3739/3713 unknown The Arctic Institute of North America ARCTIC volume 11, issue 2, page 123 ISSN 1923-1245 0004-0843 journal-article 1958 crarcticinstna https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic3739 2024-05-14T12:53:42Z ... The Greenland kayak, although very manoeuvrable and efficient, is at the same time so absurdly small and frail that to chase a seal in it seems almost an impertinence. The contempt that no doubt the seal must feel on seeing a kayak usually coincides with the swift arrival of a harpoon thrown with unerring accuracy at the base of its neck. But that is not always the end of the hunt; it is sometimes the end of the hunter. Very few families in Igdlorssuit have not lost a father, a brother or a son by drowning during a seal's last frantic fight for its life. .. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Greenland Arctic Institute of North America Greenland Igdlorssuit ENVELOPE(-47.934,-47.934,61.069,61.069) Kayak ENVELOPE(103.217,103.217,71.533,71.533) ARCTIC 11 2 123 |
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... The Greenland kayak, although very manoeuvrable and efficient, is at the same time so absurdly small and frail that to chase a seal in it seems almost an impertinence. The contempt that no doubt the seal must feel on seeing a kayak usually coincides with the swift arrival of a harpoon thrown with unerring accuracy at the base of its neck. But that is not always the end of the hunt; it is sometimes the end of the hunter. Very few families in Igdlorssuit have not lost a father, a brother or a son by drowning during a seal's last frantic fight for its life. .. |
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