TRADITIONAL KAYAK and PADDLE REPLICAS
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ALASKA AND SIBERIA

CANADA
GREENLAND


PACIFIC YUPIK KAYAK,
modified type-replica
(miniaturized)
RUSSIAN FAR EAST KAYAK , ca.1900
(UBM C.8707)


HUDSON BAY KAYAK,
ca.1970s
(CCM 990.61)


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EAST GREENLAND KAYAK
Ca. 1930s
(MUSEON 48057)

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


NORTH ALASKAN KAYAK
(CAS 0005-165)


Aleutian Umiak
ca. 1805
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BAFFIN KAYAK, ca. 1830s
(HMM "A" )


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



WEST GREENLAND KAYAK, ca.
1600s
(RM42)


BRISTOL BAY KAYAK
Ca. 1885
(USNMNH 398281)


PACIFIC YUPIK 3-HOLE
KAYAK
(TYPE REPLICA)


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


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


1842 EAST GREENLAND KAYAK
(DNM Lc.148)


"KODIAK"
A non-Alaskan non-
replica designed by
Hi Sibley

NORTON SOUND KAYAK
ca. 1880s
(USNMNH 160327)


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


POLAR GREENLAND KAYAK, ca. 1909 (GNM 1007)


WEST GREENLAND KAYAK, ca. 1959
(Private Collection)


KING ISLAND KAYAK
Ca. 1880s
(NMAI 8.2719)


ALEUTIAN KAYAK
Ca. 1805
(Langsdorff/Koriukin)



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



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



SOUTH GREENLAND KAYAK, ca. 1892 (RVV 1076)

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

ALEUT BAIDARKA Ca. 1826
(VK228)

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


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


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



POINT BARROW KAYAK, ca. 1888
(USNM 307211)




KORYAK KAYAK
ca. 1910
(AMNH 70/3358)
NETSILIK KAYAK, ca. 1914
(CMC IV-C-708 )


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



NORTH GREENLAND KAYAK, ca 1930 (GNM 2237)


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


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

OLD IGLULIK KAYAK, ca. 1820
(BM Q94AM2)



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


CONJECTURAL INTERPRETATION OF 2000 YEAR-OLD KAYAK MODEL FROM SIBERIA

ALEUT BAIDARKA, ca. 1827
model (NMF VK228)


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



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

MARITIME CHUKCHI KAYAK
ca. 1879
(EMS 1880.4.1255)


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



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

 


WEST GREENLAND KAYAK, ca. 1960
(Uncollected)


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


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



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


WEST GREENLAND KAYAK semi-replica


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


ALEUT BAIDARKA, ca. 1819
(CNM 12212)



HUDSON STRAITS UMIAK
(UNCOLLECTED)


GREENLAND KAYAKS: Early & non-replica projects


KODIAK KAYAK
(Semi-Replica)



ALEUT BAIDARKA semi-replicas

 

EAST GREENLAND KAYAK, ca. 1930
(MUS 48057)


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

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


ALEUT BAIDARKA, ca. 1889
(USNM 160336)

 
 
ALEUT BAIDARKA, ca.1900
(BM n/n)		      

 

 

 

 

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