woman's boat

woman n . they got sight of an Esquimaux woman's boat*; the owner of which offered to pilot/them through Byron's road to Nain. *What they call a woman's boat, is a large boat, the ribs of which are made of wood, but the whole is covered with Seal skin. One of these boats will hold a w...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1970
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77020
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Summary:woman n . they got sight of an Esquimaux woman's boat*; the owner of which offered to pilot/them through Byron's road to Nain. *What they call a woman's boat, is a large boat, the ribs of which are made of wood, but the whole is covered with Seal skin. One of these boats will hold a whole family, with their utensils, and a great number of dogs. They are always rowed by the women, and therefore called woman's boats. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit W.J. KIRWIN MAY 1970 JH MAY 1970 Used I Not used Withdrawn withdrawn but no stamp and Card marked DNE-cit, but not used.