Full-Size Replicas* of
TRADITIONAL KAYAKS and PADDLES
Built by Harvey Golden
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INUPIAQ QAYAPAURAQ
ca. mid 1900s
(BMNCH 1.2e1600) |
KORYAK MATO
ca. 1910
(RME 11413D)
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LABRADOR INUIT KAYAKca. 1900(HPMAE 02-22-10/62142) |
 LABRADOR INUIT KAYAK
ca. 1928
(CCM 977.178)
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WEST GREENLAND KAYAK ca. 1882
(NMNH 72564)
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NUNIVAARMIUT KAYAK
ca. 1907
(CCM 977.176) |
KOBUK RIVER KAYAK
ca.1940s
(PJAM n/n) |
MITTIMATALIK KAYAK
ca. 1924
(DNM P.27.221)
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 CARIBOU INUIT KAYAK
ca. late 19th C.?
(NBWM 00.96.3) |
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UNANGAN ULUXTADAX
ca. 1885
(USNMNH 398278)
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AGLURMIUT KAYAK
Early 20th C.
(PRIVATE COLLECTION)
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 NATTILIMGMIUT KAYAK
ca.1923
(DNM P.29.551) |
COPPER INUIT KAYAK, ca. 1925
(UBC Na1145) |
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NORTH ALASKAN KAYAK
ca. 1900
(CAS 0005-165) |
RUSSIAN FAR EAST KAYAK , ca.1900
(UBM C.8707) |
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CARIBOU INUIT KAYAK
ca.1922 (DNM P.28.123) |
BAFFIN ISLAND KAYAK, ca. 1909
(CMC IV-X-96) |
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WEST GREENLAND KAYAK, ca. mid-20th C. (GNM 2050) |
AGLURMIUT KAYAK
Ca. 1885
(USNMNH 398281)
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SUGPIAQ 3-HOLE
KAYAK
(TYPE REPLICA) |
MACKENZIE DELTA KAYAK ca. 1919
(NMAI 82723) |
NATTILINGMIUT KAYAK
ca. 1923
(DNM P.29.550) |
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KING ISLAND KAYAK
Ca. 1880s
(NMAI 8.2719)
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UNALIGMIUT KAYAK
ca. 1880s
(USNMNH 160327)
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LABRADOR KAYAK,
ca. pre-1750s
(MdBA 1794.1.781) |
 IGLULINGMIUT MARITIME KAYAK
ca. 1923
(DNM P.27.793) |
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1842 EAST GREENLAND KAYAK
(DNM Lc.148) |
KOTZEBUE SOUND KAYAK Ca. 1888 (MM BU-05) |
UNANGAN IQYAX
Ca. 1805
(Langsdorff/Koriukin) |
NORTH BAFFIN ISLAND KAYAK
pre-1865
(NMS U.C.765)
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HUDSON BAY KAYAK,
ca.1970s
(CCM 990.61) |
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WEST GREENLAND KAYAK, ca. 1959
(Private Collection)
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POINT BARROW KAYAK, ca. 1888
(USNM 307211)
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 NATTILINGMIUT KAYAK,
ca.1904
(OUM 16140)
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BAFFIN KAYAK, ca. 1820
(RAMM E.801) |
WEST GREENLAND KAYAK, ca. 1600s (GNM 1161)
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SOUTH GREENLAND KAYAK, ca. 1892 (RVV 1076)
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BERING STRAITS KAYAK, Ca. late 19th C.
(AMNH Esk/0162)
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WEST HUDSON BAY KAYAK,
ca. mid-1800s
(HM 18.11.61.b)
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MACKENZIE DELTA KAYAK, ca. 1914
(CMC IV-D-1058) |
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WEST GREENLAND KAYAK, MID 20th C. (PQN)
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 CONJECTURAL INTERPRETATION OF 2000 YEAR-OLD KAYAK MODEL FROM SIBERIA
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BAFFIN KAYAK, ca. 1830s
(HMM "A" )
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NETSILIK KAYAK, ca. 1914
(CMC IV-C-708 ) |
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 MARITIME CHUKCHI KAYAK
ca. 1879
(EMS 1880.4.1255)
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AIVILIK KAYAK, ca. 19th C
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WEST GREENLAND KAYAK, ca. 1850s (BM n/n)
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INLAND CHUKCHI KAYAK, ca. 1904-07
(MEP2083.61a)
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DAVIS STRAITS KAYAK, ca.17-1800's
(UNCOLLECTED) |
HUDSON STRAITS KAYAK, ca. 1959
(CMC IV-B-767)
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WEST GREENLAND KAYAK, ca. 1600's (WFM 00232)
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YUKON-KUSKOKWIM DELTA KAYAK, ca. 1938
(Private Collection )
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UNANGAN IQYAX
ca. 1819
(CNM 12212)
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UNANGAN IQYAX
ca.1900
(BM n/n)
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UNALIGMIUT KAYAK, ca. 1880s (USNM 160175)
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* These replicas are not what one might consider to be "museum quality." They are 'of the shape' and structurally as close as I was able to achieve. I have substituted materials as needed (e.g. synthetic "skins" instead of animal skins, which are not suitable for the climate I live in, and are mostly illegal to use). I have parted with some of these kayaks, and some have been recycled. I do not sell replicas or take commissions to build replicas. These replicas have been built for research purposes-- specifically to help me understand the construction and forming methods used by the original Unangan, Yuit, Yup'ik, Sugpiaq, Inupiaq, Koryak, Chukchi, Inuit, Inuhuit, and Kalallit/Greenlandic builders. Further, the ability to also use kayak replicas based on specific historic forms has great value in helping me understand how their performance characteristics were optimized for the variety of conditions and susbsistence pursuits they were designed for. The experience I have gained from building and using these kayaks directy feeds into my still limited understanding of these craft, and in turn has helped tremendously in researching and writing about kayaks.
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