TRADITIONAL KAYAK and PADDLE REPLICAS
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ALASKA AND SIBERIA

CANADA
WEST AND SOUTH GREENLAND
EAST &POLAR GREENLAND

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

ALEUT BAIDARKA Ca. 1826
(VK228)



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

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



WEST GREENLAND KAYAK, ca.
1600s
(RM42)

1842 EAST GREENLAND KAYAK
(DNM Lc.148)


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




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. 1959
(Private Collection)


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


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


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


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



SOUTH GREENLAND KAYAK, ca. 1892 (RVV 1076)


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


CONJECTURAL INTERPRETATION OF 2000 YEAR-OLD KAYAK MODEL FROM SIBERIA

ALEUT BAIDARKA, ca. 1827
model (NMF VK228)



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


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


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


EAST GREENLAND KAYAK, ca. 1930
(MUS 48057)

MARITIME CHUKCHI KAYAK
ca. 1879
(EMS 1880.4.1255)



POINT BARROW KAYAK, ca. 1888
(USNM 57773)


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


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



NORTH GREENLAND KAYAK, ca 1930 (GNM 2237)

POLAR GREENLAND KAYAK, ca. 1909 (GNM 1007)


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


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



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

 


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


ALEUT BAIDARKA, ca. 1819
(CNM 12212)


OLD IGLULIK KAYAK, ca. 1820
(BM Q94AM2)



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

 


KODIAK KAYAK
(Semi-Replica)



ALEUT BAIDARKA semi-replicas



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

 


WEST GREENLAND KAYAK, ca. 1960
(Uncollected)
 



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


ALEUT BAIDARKA, ca. 1889
(USNM 160336)



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

WEST GREENLAND KAYAK semi-replica
 

ALEUT BAIDARKA, ca.1900
(BM n/n)
  



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



GREENLAND KAYAKS: Early & non-replica projects
  
   


HUDSON STRAITS UMIAK
(UNCOLLECTED)
     
 


       

 

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