TRADITIONAL KAYAK and PADDLE REPLICAS
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ALASKA AND SIBERIA

CANADA
GREENLAND


BRISTOL BAY KAYAK
Ca. 1885
(USNMNH 398281)


ALEUT BAIDARKA Ca. 1826
(VK228)



BAFFIN KAYAK, ca. 1830s
(HMM "A" )

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EAST GREENLAND KAYAK
Ca. 1930s
(MUSEON 48057)

WEST GREENLAND KAYAK, ca. mid-20th C. (GNM 2050)


KING ISLAND KAYAK
Ca. 1880s
(NMAI 8.2719)




KORYAK KAYAK
ca. 1910
(AMNH 70/3358)


CARIBOU INUIT KAYAK, ca. 1890s (AMNH 60/3547)


SOUTH GREENLAND KAYAK, ca. 1928 (DNM L.9726)



WEST GREENLAND KAYAK, ca.
1600s
(RM42)

KOTZEBUE SOUND KAYAK Ca. 1888 (MM BU-05)


ALEUT BAIDARKA, ca. 1845
(MAE 593-76)
BAFFIN KAYAK, ca. 1820
(RAMM E.801)


WEST GREENLAND KAYAK, ca. 1600s (GNM 1161)


1842 EAST GREENLAND KAYAK
(DNM Lc.148)


KODIAK KAYAK, ca. pre-1918 (CCM 977.185)



ALEUT BAIDARKA, ca. 1827
model (NMF VK228)



DAVIS STRAITS KAYAK, ca.17-1800's
(UNCOLLECTED)


POLAR GREENLAND KAYAK, ca. 1909 (GNM 1007)


WEST GREENLAND KAYAK, ca. 1959
(Private Collection)


BERING STRAITS KAYAK, Ca. late 19th C.
(AMNH Esk/0162)



POINT BARROW KAYAK, ca. 1888
(USNM 57773)


MACKENZIE DELTA KAYAK, ca. 1914
(CMC IV-D-1058)

EAST GREENLAND KAYAK, ca. 1932
(DNM L.19157)



SOUTH GREENLAND KAYAK, ca. 1892 (RVV 1076)


CONJECTURAL INTERPRETATION OF 2000 YEAR-OLD KAYAK MODEL FROM SIBERIA

KODIAK KAYAK, ca. 1850s
(DNM IB.160)
NETSILIK KAYAK, ca. 1914
(CMC IV-C-708 )


CHILD'S KAYAK, Based on South Greenland kayaks
(Non-replica)


WEST GREENLAND KAYAK, MID 20th C. (PQN)

MARITIME CHUKCHI KAYAK
ca. 1879
(EMS 1880.4.1255)


ALEUT BAIDARKA, ca. 1819
(CNM 12212)


OLD IGLULIK KAYAK, ca. 1820
(BM Q94AM2)


WEST GREENLAND KAYAK, ca. 1600's (WFM 00232)



NORTH GREENLAND KAYAK, ca 1930 (GNM 2237)


INLAND CHUKCHI KAYAK, ca. 1904-07
(MEP2083.61a)



ALEUT BAIDARKA semi-replicas



COPPER INUIT KAYAK, ca.1914
(IV-D-1057)



WEST GREENLAND KAYAK, ca. 1850s (BM n/n)


YUKON-KUSKOKWIM DELTA KAYAK, ca. 1938
(Private Collection )


ALEUT BAIDARKA, ca. 1889
(USNM 160336)



AIVILIK KAYAK, ca. 19th C
(PRIVATE COLLECTION)



GREENLAND KAYAK, ca. 1967
(CMC IV-A- 432)



KODIAK KAYAK
(Semi-Replica)
ALEUT BAIDARKA, ca.1900
(BM n/n)



HUDSON STRAITS KAYAK, ca. 1959
(CMC IV-B-767)

 


WEST GREENLAND KAYAK, ca. 1960
(Uncollected)



NORTON SOUND KAYAK, ca. 1880s (USNM 160175)
 


HUDSON STRAITS UMIAK
(UNCOLLECTED)

WEST GREENLAND KAYAK semi-replica
     


GREENLAND KAYAKS: Early & non-replica projects
     

EAST GREENLAND KAYAK, ca. 1930
(MUS 48057)

POLAR GREENLAND KAYAK, ca. 1890s
(USNM 160388)

 

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