Data and Information on Replicas built by Harvey Golden
The following is a list of the kayaks I've replicated.  The list also includes the museum where the original kayak is as well as general dimensions and the source of the scale drawing from which the kayak was made. The list is more or less in Geographical order from West-to-East, beginning with kayaks from the Russian Far East.

Koryak, Chukchi, Unangan, Sugpiaq, Inupiaq, Inuit, Inughuit, and Greenlandic/Kalallit kayak replicas:

  1. Okvik/Old Bering Sea Kayak: Conjectural interpretation of a 1500-2000 year old ivory model as depicted in Zimmerly, 2000:3, figs. 1 & 2. L.14'2-7/8" B. 22-1/8".
  2. Koryak Mato: American Museum of Natural History, NY. No. 70/3358. L.9'2-1/2", B. 29-5/16". Collected ca. 1910 by Waldemar Jochelsen. Surveyed by H. Golden & Richard Nonas; H.Golden, 2015
  3. Koryak Mato: Russian Museum of Ethnography, St. Petersburg. No.11413. L.10'6", B.28". Collected ca. 1910 by Waldemar Jochelsen. Surveyed by David Zimmerly.
  4. Maritime Chukchi Kayak: Ethnographic Museum of Sweden, no. 1880.4.1255. L. 15'3", B. 24-13/16". Collected ca. 1879 by A. E. Nordenskiold. Surveyed by David Zimmerly, Qayaq, 2000:12, fig.10.
  5. Inland Chukchi Kayak: Museum of Ethnography of the Peoples of Russia, St. Petersburg. No. 2083.61a. L. 16'8", B. 19-1/2". Collected circa 1904-07 by N. I. Sokolnikov. David Zimmerly, Qayaq, 2000:13, fig.11.
  6. Chukchi or Russian Yupik Kayak: Uebersee Museum, Bremen; C.8707. L.13'3", B.24-1/2". Unknown Provenance; Likely ca. 1900. Surveyed by H. Golden; H.Golden, 2015.
  7. Unangan Iqyax: Uncollected kayak; Period scale drawing (1805) by Ivan Koriukin, published in George Dyson's "Baidarka: The Kayak" (page 38).
  8. Unangan Iqyax:   Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography, St.Petersburg, Russia. No.593-76.  L.19'11-1/4", B.17-3/4" Collected in 1845.  David Zimmerly, Qajaq, 1986.
  9. Unangan Iqyax: British Museum, London; No number.  L.17'3-1/2" B.19-1/5".  Ca.1900?  Surveyed by John Brand, Little Kayak Book,I, 1984.
  10. Unangan Iqyax: Central Naval Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. No.12212.  L.17'11" B.17-1/2". Ca.1819.  Drawing in Liapunova, 1964 ("Aleutskie Baidarki" published in Sbornik Muzeya Antropologii I Etnographii.) 
  11. Unangan Iqyax: National Museum of Finland, no. VK.228. L.17'9", B. 17-11/16". Collected ca. 1820s. Surveyed by H. Golden;H.Golden, 2015.
  12. Unangan Uluxtax:  U.S. National Museum of Natural History, W.D.C.  No.160336.  L.20'9" B.22". Collected in 1889.  Zimmerly, 1986; H.Golden, 2015.
  13. Unangan Uluxtadax: U.S. National Museum of Natural History, W.D.C.  No.398278. L.23'2" B.26-5/8". Collected ca. 1885. Surveyed by H. Golden; H.Golden, 2015.
  14. Sugpiaq kayak (Chugach): Canadian Canoe Museum, Peterborough. No. 977.185. L.14'6-1/4" B. 27-11/16". Pre-1918. Surveyed by H. Golden; H.Golden, 2015.
  15. Sugpiaq kayak (Koniag): Danish National Museum, Copenhagen. No.Ib160.  L.14'3", B.26".  Collected in 1851.  Zimmerly, 1986; H.Golden, 2015.
  16. Bristol Bay (Aglurmiut) kayak: U. S. National Museum of Natural History, W.D.C., No. 398281. L.14'11-7/8", B.29-5/8". Collected in 1885. Surveyed by H. Golden (un-published), and also by Howard Chapelle, Adney & Chapelle: The Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of North America, 1964; H.Golden, 2015.
  17. Bristol Bay (Aglurmiut) kayak: Private Collection, California: L.12'6-1/4" B.25-3/16". Provenance Unknown. Surveyed by H. Golden;H.Golden, 2015.
  18. Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Yup'ik kayak: Private Collection; ca. 1930's.  L.14'5-1/2", B.27-13/16".  Surveyed by H. Golden; H.Golden, 2015.
  19. Nunivak Island Cup'iq Kayak: U.S. National Museum of Natural History no. E307240. L.15'3" B. 29-1/8". Surveyed by H. Golden; H.Golden, 2015.
  20. Nunivak Island Cup'iq kayak: Canadian Canoe Museum no. 977.176. L.16'4-3/4" B.30-1/2". Surveyed by H. Golden; H.Golden, 2015.
  21. Unaligmiut kayak: Smithsonian/ USNMNH no. 160327. L.16'11", B.23-3/16". Collected ca. 1889. Surveyed by H. Golden; H.Golden, 2015.
  22. Unaligmiut kayak: Smithsonian, No.160175. L.16'11-3/4" B.23-1/2".  Collected in 1889.  Surveyed by Howard Chapelle, Adney & Chapelle: The Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of North America, 1964.
  23. Malimiut Kayak: Ubersee Museum, Bremen no. C.4786. L.16'-1/2" B. 24-13/16". Provenance Unknown/ca. 1900? Surveyed by H. Golden; H. Golden, 2015.
  24. King Island Inupiaq kayak: National Museum of the American Indian (Smithsonian) No.8.2719. L.14'1-1/4" B.23-3/8". Circa late 1800s. Surveyed by H. Golden; H.Golden, 2015.
  25. Bering Straits Inupiaq Kayak: American Museum of Natural History, no. Esk/0162. L. 14'11-1/2", B.22-11/16" Circa late 1800s. Surveyed by H. Golden & Richard Nonas; H.Golden, 2015.
  26. Kotzebue Sound Inupiaq Kayak: Mariners' Museum, no. BU-05. L.17'2", B.18". Collected in 1888. Surveyed by H. Golden; H.Golden, 2015; also surv'd and pub'd in Adney & Chapelle.
  27. Kobuk River Inupiaq Kayak: Paul Jensen Arctic Museum, n/n. L.11'11" B.27-1/2". Orig. built 1940s. Surveyed by H. Golden; H.Golden, 2015.
  28. Inupiaq Kayak from Tikigaq: Inupiaq Heritage Center. L.13'2-3/8" B.22-5/8". Orig. built ca. 1904. Surveyed by John Heath and Fred Koenig; published in H. Golden, 2015.
  29. Point Barrow Inupiaq kayak: Smithsonian, No.307211.  L.18'1/2", B.18-3/4".  Collected ca. 1881-83.  Surveyed by H. Golden; H.Golden, 2015 . Also in Adney & Chapelle, 1964, as the USNM 57773.  
  30. North Alaskan Inupiaq Kayak: California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, no. 0005-165. L. 15'8" B. 22-3/8". Surveyed by H. Golden; H.Golden, 2015.
  31. North Alaskan Inupiaq Retrieval Kayak: The Burke Museum, Seattle, no. 1.2e1600. L.10'1-5/8" B.26-3/8". Surveyed by H. Golden; H.Golden, 2015.
  32. MacKenzie Delta Sallirmiut kayak: Canadian Museum of History. No.IV-D-1058.  L.12'9-3/8" B.19".  Collected in 1914. Surveyed by John Heath, published in Dr. Eugene Arima's Inuit Kayaks In Canada, 1987.       
  33. MacKenzie Delta Sallirmiut kayak: National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C.. No.82723. L.16'1-1/2" B.19-1/4" Collected ca. 1919. Surveyed by H. Golden (un-published).
  34. Copper Inuit kayak: Candian Museum of History.  No.IV-D-1057.  L.23'3", B.15-3/4".  Collected ca. 1914.  Arima, 1987. 
  35. Copper Inuit Kayak: Univ. British Columbia Museum of Anthropology No. Na1145: L.16'10", B.16-7/8". Collected ca. 1925, Surveyed by H. Golden (un-published).
  36. Nattilingmiut Kayak: Oslo University Museum. No.16140. L.20'3-7/8", W.17-9/16". Collected ca. 1904. Surveyed by Golden (un-published).
  37. Nattilingmiut kayak: Canadian Museum of History.  No.IV-C-708.  L.20'2-1/4", B.18".  Collected ca. 1913.  Arima, 1987. 
  38. Nattilingmiut kayak: Danish National Museum. No.P.29.550. L.23'3-1/8", W.15-7/8". Collected ca. 1923. Surveyed by H. Golden (un-published).
  39. Nattilingmiut kayak: Danish National Museum. No.P.29.551. L.20-1/16", W.16-7/8". Collected ca. 1923. Surveyed by H. Golden (un-published).
  40. Caribou Inuit kayak: American Museum of Natural History, New York City.  No.60/3547.  L.28'2-1/2", B.18-1/2".  Collected ca.1890's.  Surveyed by Arima, Sea Kayaker magazine, Fall, 1991. (Also, Franz Boas, 1901) 
  41. Caribou Inuit kayak: Danish National Museum No. P.28.123. L.18', B.15-1/8". Collected in 1922, Surveyed by H. Golden (un-published).
  42. Caribou Inuit Kayak: New Bedford Whaling Museum. No.00.96.3. L:24'11-13/16", B.20-5/8". Provenance Unknown. Surveyed by H. Golden & V. Doucette (un-published).
  43. Ahiarmiut kayak: Wereldmuseum Rotterdam. No. 39596. L.15'6-3/8", B. 19-13/16". Collected by Dr. Van Den Steenhoven, 1956 at Lake Ennadai. Surveyed by H. Golden. Un-published.
  44. Iglulingmiut/Aivilik Inland kayak: Horniman Museum, London. No.18.11.61b. L.15'7-3/4" B.16-7/16". Provenance Unknown. Surveyed by H. Golden (un-published).
  45. Iglulingmiut Inland kayak: British Museum, London.  No.Q94-AM2.  B.19".  Collected ca. 1820.  Surveyed by Mike Morgan. Un-published(?)
  46. Aivilingmiut Ocean-Kayak: Private Collection. L.18'7-1/4" B.20".  Surveyed by Howard Chapelle.  Adney & Chapelle, 1964. (Fig.195, P.205).
  47. Aivilingmiut/Iglulingmiut Ocean-Kayak: Danish National Museum. No.P.27.793. L.18'3-1/2" W.23-1/4". Collected ca. 1923. Surveyed by H. Golden (un-published).
  48. North Baffin Island Inuit kayak: Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter.  No.E-801. L.16'9", B.26". Collected in 1819. Surveyed by John Brand, Eugene Arima. Unpublished(?) I have built two of these kayaks.
  49. East Hudson Bay Inuit kayak: Canadian Canoe Museum, Peterborough, ON. Provenance Unknown. No.N.N.43 L.16'10" B. 27". Surveyed by H. Golden (un-published).
  50. East Hudson Bay Inuit kayak: Canadian Canoe Museum, Peterborough, ON. Built in 1976. No.1990.6.1 L.18'6-3/4" B.30-7/8". Surveyed by H. Golden (un-published).
  51. Ivuyivik, Quebec Inuit kayak: CMC, Ottawa. No.IV-B-767. L.24'2", B.25". Collected ca. 1960.  Surveyed by Eugene Arima.  Arima's "Notes on the Kayak and Its Equipment at Ivuyivik, P.Q., 1963"  (Also, Arima, 1987.) 
  52. "Straits of St. David" Inuit kayak (Davis Straits) Inuit kayak:  Uncollected example; From an 18th. Century drawing.  L.21'6", B.25-1/4". Arima, 1987, Adney & Chapelle, 1964.
  53. Baffin/Labrador Inuit kayak: Hull Maritime Museum. Collected by J. Ross, ca. 1830. L. 20'11-3/8" B.24-11/16" Surveyed by H. Golden, un-published.
  54. Baffin Island Inuit Kayak: Danish National Museum P.27.221. L. 19'1-7/8", B. 24-15/16". Collected ca. early 1920s. Surv'd by H. Golden (unpublished).
  55. Baffin Island Inuit Kayak: Canadian Canoe Museum 2021.6.1. L. 19'7-1/2", B. 26-7/8". Donated by Carl Reid; Purchased at Mittimatalik, 1960s. Surv'd by H. Golden, un-published.
  56. Baffin Island Inuit Kayak: Canadian Museum of History. No. IV-X-96. Collected by J. E. Bernier, 1909. L.13'2" B.25" Arima, 1987.
  57. Hudson Straits/Baffin Island Kayak: Canadian Museum of History. No. 1983-057-002a. L. 20'4-1/2" B. 24-5/8". Surveyed by H. Golden, un-published.
  58. Labrador Inuit Kayak: Musee de Beaux-Arts, Rennes 1794.1.781: Collection of C-P de Robien pre 1750s. L.22'7", B.24-11/16" Surveyed by H. Golden, un-published.
  59. Labrador Inuit Kayak: Harvard Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology No. 02-22-10/62142, collected in 1902 by the Glazier Expedition. L.20'9"-1/4" B.24" Surveyed by Vernon Doucette and H. Golden (unpublished).
  60. Labrador Inuit Kayak: Canadian Canoe Museum 977.178. Collected by Desmond Holdridge at Hebron in 1920s. L. 24'2-1/2" B. 23-3/4" Surveyed by H. Chapelle (1964), with details and corrections by H. Golden.
  61. North Baffin Island Inuit Kayak: National Museum of Scotland. No. U.C.765. L.17'10-1/8", B.23" Surveyed by H. Golden, un-published.
  62. Inuhuit (Polar Greenland) kayak: Smithsonian. No.160388.  L.17'6", B.22-1/8". Adney & Chapelle, 1964; H. Golden, 2006.  
  63. Inuhuit (Polar Greenland) kayak: Yale Peabody Museum of Natiural History, 30607. L. 18'5-3/16", B. 23-3/4".  Surv'd by H. Golden (unpublished).   
  64. Inuhuit (Polar Greenland) kayak: Greenland National Museum, KNK 1007.  L.16'5-1/8" B.21-7/8" Collected by Thom. Thomsen in 1909. Surv'd by H. Golden. Published in Heath, et al., 2004:72, fig.3.12, and in H. Golden, 2006.
  65. Inuhuit (Polar Greenland) kayak: Greenland National Museum, KNK 528. L.16'2" W.20-3/4". Ca. 1950s, Qaanaaq. H. Golden, 2006.
  66. Inuhuit (Polar Greenland) Kayak: The Burke Museum, Seattle, 2018-57/1. L.18'3-3/4", B.22-9/16". Collected ca. 1956. Surv'd by H. Golden (unpublished).
  67. West Greenlandic Kayak: Schiffergesellschaft, Lubeck.  L. 17'5-3/4" B. 18-1/2".  Collected ca. 1605.  H. Golden, 2006. 
  68. West Greenlandic Kayak: Rijpers' Museum, De Rijp, the Netherlands. Ca. 1600s. L. 18'9" B.16-3/4". H. Golden, 2006.    
  69. West Greenlandic Kayak: Hunterian Museum, Glasgow, E.102.  L.18'10-1/4" B.17-1/4" Collected ca. 1789.  Surv'd by H.Golden. Published in Wooden Boat Magazine, Jan./Feb. 2003, and in Heath, et al., 2004:66, fig. 3.5., and in H. Golden, 2006.
  70. West Greenlandic kayak:   British Museum, London. No Number.  L.17'6", B.18-1/2".  Ca.1850's?  John Brand, 1988.
  71. West Greenlandic kayak: Greenland National Museum, no. KNK 1161.   L. 17-9-5/8", B.15" Ca. 1600's. H. Golden, 2006.
  72. West Greenlandic kayak: De Hidde Nijland Stichting, Hindeloopen, the Netherlands. No.2. L.18'8", B.15-5/8". Ca.1600's. Published in SeaKayaker magazine, Oct. 2002, in Heath, et al. 2004:64, fig.3.2., and H. Golden, 2006.
  73. West Greenlandic kayak: Wrangell Armory, Skokloster, Sweden. L.18'8-1/4", B.17-1/4". Ca.1600's. Surveyed by Hugh Collings.  Published in Heath, et al. 2004:78, fig. 4.4.
  74. West Greenlandic kayak:Smithsonian NMNH 160325: L.18'4-1/4", B.22-5/16". Ca.1885. Published in Adney & Chapelle, 1964, and in H. Golden, 2006.
  75. West Greenlandic kayak: Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde, Leiden, the Netherlands. No. 349-1.  L.17'11-1/8" B.15-1/4". Ca. 1600's. Published in SeaKayaker magazine, Oct. 2002, in Heath, et al. 2004:64, fig. 3.3., and in H. Golden, 2006.
  76. West Greenlandic kayak: Westfries Museum, Hoorn, the Netherlands.  L.18'2", B.21-3/16".  Ca. 1600-1700.  Published in Heath, et al. 2004:62, fig.3.1, and H. Golden, 2006.
  77. West Greenlandic kayak: U.S. National Museum of Natural History. 72564. L.16'9-5/8", B. 19-11/16". Collected 1882. H. Golden, 2006.
  78. West Greenlandic kayak: Greenland National Museum. KNK 1215. L.16'5", B.20". Ca. 1919. Surveyed by J. Heath, w/further notes by Golden. Published in H. Golden, 2006.
  79. West Greenlandic kayak: Collection of Nuuk Kayak Club.  L.16'9" B.19-1/2". Ca. 1950's/60's.  Surveyed by H.Golden. Published in Heath, et al., 2004:69, figs. 3.9a & 3.9b, and also in H. Golden, 2006.
  80. West Greenlandic kayak: Greenland National Museum. KNK 2050. L.16'10-1/4" B.18-3/4". Ca. mid 20th C. Nuuk. H. Golden, 2006.
  81. West Greenlandic kayak: Uncollected example; From P.S. Jensen 1975, Plate II: Aasiaat Kayak from ca. 1960. L.15'3", B.20-5/8".
  82. West Greenlandic kayak: Canadian Museum of History, Ottawa. CMC IV-A-432. L.17'7-1/2", B.18-11/16".  Made in Nuuk, 1967.  Arima, et.al. 1991, and H. Golden, 2006.
  83. West Greenlandic kayak:  Greenland National Museum.  KNK.2237. L.17'2-1/4", B.18-7/16".  Upernavik, 1930. Published in Wooden Boat Magazine Jan./Feb. 2003, and H. Golden, 2006.
  84. West Greenlandic Kayak: Private Collection.   Purchased by John Heath, 1959, from Illorsuit. Published in H. Golden, 2006.
  85. West Greenlandic Kayak: Kelvingrove Museum, Glasgow. L.16'6-3/4" B.20-15/16". Collected by Kenneth Taylor, 1959, at Illorsuit. Surveyed by Duncan R. Winning.
  86. South Greenlandic kayak: Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde, Leiden, the Netherlands.  No.1076- 1.  L.16'11-1/4" B.17-3/4". Collected in 1892. Surveyed by H. Golden. (I have built four of these kayaks.) Published in Wooden Boat Magazine, Jan./Feb. 2003, and H. Golden, 2006.
  87. South Greenlandic Kayak: Danish National Museum no. L.9726. L.19'5" B. 20-1/8". Collected by K. Rassmussen, 1928 at Nanortalik. H. Golden, 2006.
  88. East Greenlandic kayak: Danish National Museum no. L.19.157.  L.18'7-3/4" B.18-3/4".  Collected and/or donated ca. 1932 by Therkel Mathiassen.  John Brand, 1987, and H. Golden, 2006.
  89. East Greenlandic kayak: Museon, Den Haag, the Netherlands. No. 48057.  L.19'9-3/8" B.19-1/8". Collected in 1933. Published in SeaKayaker Magazine , June 2000, in Heath, et al., 2004:70, fig. 3.10., and H. Golden, 2006.
  90. East Greenlandic kayak: (As above).
  91. East Greenlandic Kayak: Museon, Den Haag, the Netherlands. No.59876. L.15'7-3/8" B.19-1/2".Collected in 1970 at Tiniteqilaaq by Gert Nooter. H. Golden, 2006.
  92. East Greenlandic kayak: Danish National Museum no. Lc.148. L.18'4-3/8" B.20-5/8". Collected ca. 1842 by Carl Holboll. John Brand, 1987 (Little Kayak Book, vol. III), and H. Golden, 2006.

 

 

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