TRADITIONAL KAYAK and PADDLE REPLICAS
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ALASKA AND SIBERIA

CANADA
GREENLAND


ALEUTIAN KAYAK
Ca. 1805
(Langsdorff/Koriukin)

NORTON SOUND KAYAK
ca. 1880s
(USNMNH 160327)



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)


"KODIAK"
A non-Alaskan non-
replica designed by
Hi Sibley
BRISTOL BAY KAYAK
Ca. 1885
(USNMNH 398281)


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


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



WEST GREENLAND KAYAK, ca.
1600s
(RM42)


KING ISLAND KAYAK
Ca. 1880s
(NMAI 8.2719)


ALEUT BAIDARKA Ca. 1826
(VK228)

BAFFIN KAYAK, ca. 1820
(RAMM E.801)


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


1842 EAST GREENLAND KAYAK
(DNM Lc.148)

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



KORYAK KAYAK
ca. 1910
(AMNH 70/3358)



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


POLAR GREENLAND KAYAK, ca. 1909 (GNM 1007)


WEST GREENLAND KAYAK, ca. 1959
(Private Collection)


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


ALEUT BAIDARKA, ca. 1845
(MAE 593-76)

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

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



SOUTH GREENLAND KAYAK, ca. 1892 (RVV 1076)


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



ALEUT BAIDARKA, ca. 1827
model (NMF VK228)
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)


CONJECTURAL INTERPRETATION OF 2000 YEAR-OLD KAYAK MODEL FROM SIBERIA



POINT BARROW KAYAK, ca. 1888
(USNM 57773)


OLD IGLULIK KAYAK, ca. 1820
(BM Q94AM2)


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



NORTH GREENLAND KAYAK, ca 1930 (GNM 2237)

MARITIME CHUKCHI KAYAK
ca. 1879
(EMS 1880.4.1255)


KODIAK KAYAK, ca. 1850s
(DNM IB.160)


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



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


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


ALEUT BAIDARKA, ca. 1819
(CNM 12212)



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



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


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



ALEUT BAIDARKA semi-replicas



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

 


WEST GREENLAND KAYAK, ca. 1960
(Uncollected)


KODIAK KAYAK
(Semi-Replica)


ALEUT BAIDARKA, ca. 1889
(USNM 160336)



HUDSON STRAITS UMIAK
(UNCOLLECTED)

WEST GREENLAND KAYAK semi-replica



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

ALEUT BAIDARKA, ca.1900
(BM n/n)		  


GREENLAND KAYAKS: Early & non-replica projects
     

EAST GREENLAND KAYAK, ca. 1930
(MUS 48057)

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

 

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