. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Profile of Greenland Kayak from Disko Bay, in the Na- tional Museum (USNM 72564). Collected by Maj. Wm. M. Beebe, Jr., 1882. {Smithsonian photo i^ysS-D.) Ross found that the Greenland Eskimos north of Cape York had ceased to use kayaks in 1818. Not untU about 1860 was the kayak reintroduced here, by Eskimos from Pond Inlet, north Baffin Island, who walked over the sea ice. This fact probably accounts for the various sharpie and modified sharpie forms used along the northern and Polar coasts of Greenland. The model of the kayak used on much o
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Profile of Greenland Kayak from Disko Bay, in the Na- tional Museum (USNM 72564). Collected by Maj. Wm. M. Beebe, Jr., 1882. {Smithsonian photo i^ysS-D.) Ross found that the Greenland Eskimos north of Cape York had ceased to use kayaks in 1818. Not untU about 1860 was the kayak reintroduced here, by Eskimos from Pond Inlet, north Baffin Island, who walked over the sea ice. This fact probably accounts for the various sharpie and modified sharpie forms used along the northern and Polar coasts of Greenland. The model of the kayak used on much of the central and southern coasts of Greenland has changed rather extensively since 1883, and this change has apparently affected the kayaks used on the east coast as well. In this part of the Arctic, the Eskimo are notable kayakers and the boat is not only well designed but also carries highly developed equipment and weapons for its work. The basic model used is a graceful V-bottom one, with raking ends and rather strong sheer. In the old boats represented by the drawings of figures 206 and 207, the sheer is strong at bow and stern, but this form has been gradually going out of favor. The kayaks are narrow but their shape gives them much stability. Pegged to the bow and stern are plates of bone to protect them from ice; in rare cases these bone stem bands. or bang plates, are lashed in place. The first drawing shows the construction used: light strong gunwales and a 3-batten longitudinal system with bent trans- verse frames. The keelson and chines—light, rec- tangular in section and placed on edge—are shaped slightly to fair the sealskin covering. The cover passes under the manhole rim. Bow and stern are made of plank on edge, shaped to the required profile. The gunwales are strongly tapered in depth fore and aft. Eight to twelve thwarts, or deck beams, are used in addition to the two heavy thwarts supporting the manhole; usually there is one more forward of the manhole th
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