East Canadian Arctic Kayak
This profile discusses the various designs of the East Canadian Arctic kayak. Several main regional styles are distinguished as North Baffin, northwest Greenland (c. 1860-1930), East and South Baffin and north Labrador, Atlantic Labrador, and West Labrador; finer distinctions are also possible. Alth...
Published in: | ARCTIC |
---|---|
Main Author: | |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
Published: |
The Arctic Institute of North America
1990
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64664 |
id |
ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/64664 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/64664 2023-05-15T14:19:13+02:00 East Canadian Arctic Kayak Arima, Eugene 1990-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64664 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64664/48578 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64664 ARCTIC; Vol. 43 No. 2 (1990): June: 99–200; 187-189 1923-1245 0004-0843 Artifacts Design and construction History Hunting Inuit Kayaks Marine mammals Baffin Island waters Nunavut Baffin Island Greenland Labrador Labrador waters info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion other 1990 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:21:48Z This profile discusses the various designs of the East Canadian Arctic kayak. Several main regional styles are distinguished as North Baffin, northwest Greenland (c. 1860-1930), East and South Baffin and north Labrador, Atlantic Labrador, and West Labrador; finer distinctions are also possible. Although they vary considerably in size and shape, these kayaks share a recognizable basic pattern, with a long, rising bow, low stern, wide, flat deck and narrower bottom, usually but not always flat. Load capacity varied but was comparatively great given the ample hull volume, with displacement increasing quickly from the flared sides as the waterline rose. Various uses and hunting methods and utensils are also described. However the origins of the early kayaks arose, the East Arctic kayak was well suited to its use and provided the Inuit a vital edge in their hunting pursuits. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Baffin Island Baffin Greenland inuit Nunavut University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic Baffin Island Greenland Kayak ENVELOPE(103.217,103.217,71.533,71.533) Nunavut ARCTIC 43 2 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
University of Calgary Journal Hosting |
op_collection_id |
ftunivcalgaryojs |
language |
English |
topic |
Artifacts Design and construction History Hunting Inuit Kayaks Marine mammals Baffin Island waters Nunavut Baffin Island Greenland Labrador Labrador waters |
spellingShingle |
Artifacts Design and construction History Hunting Inuit Kayaks Marine mammals Baffin Island waters Nunavut Baffin Island Greenland Labrador Labrador waters Arima, Eugene East Canadian Arctic Kayak |
topic_facet |
Artifacts Design and construction History Hunting Inuit Kayaks Marine mammals Baffin Island waters Nunavut Baffin Island Greenland Labrador Labrador waters |
description |
This profile discusses the various designs of the East Canadian Arctic kayak. Several main regional styles are distinguished as North Baffin, northwest Greenland (c. 1860-1930), East and South Baffin and north Labrador, Atlantic Labrador, and West Labrador; finer distinctions are also possible. Although they vary considerably in size and shape, these kayaks share a recognizable basic pattern, with a long, rising bow, low stern, wide, flat deck and narrower bottom, usually but not always flat. Load capacity varied but was comparatively great given the ample hull volume, with displacement increasing quickly from the flared sides as the waterline rose. Various uses and hunting methods and utensils are also described. However the origins of the early kayaks arose, the East Arctic kayak was well suited to its use and provided the Inuit a vital edge in their hunting pursuits. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Arima, Eugene |
author_facet |
Arima, Eugene |
author_sort |
Arima, Eugene |
title |
East Canadian Arctic Kayak |
title_short |
East Canadian Arctic Kayak |
title_full |
East Canadian Arctic Kayak |
title_fullStr |
East Canadian Arctic Kayak |
title_full_unstemmed |
East Canadian Arctic Kayak |
title_sort |
east canadian arctic kayak |
publisher |
The Arctic Institute of North America |
publishDate |
1990 |
url |
https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64664 |
long_lat |
ENVELOPE(103.217,103.217,71.533,71.533) |
geographic |
Arctic Baffin Island Greenland Kayak Nunavut |
geographic_facet |
Arctic Baffin Island Greenland Kayak Nunavut |
genre |
Arctic Arctic Baffin Island Baffin Greenland inuit Nunavut |
genre_facet |
Arctic Arctic Baffin Island Baffin Greenland inuit Nunavut |
op_source |
ARCTIC; Vol. 43 No. 2 (1990): June: 99–200; 187-189 1923-1245 0004-0843 |
op_relation |
https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64664/48578 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64664 |
container_title |
ARCTIC |
container_volume |
43 |
container_issue |
2 |
_version_ |
1766290816694747136 |