This book documents the Innuit use of the kayak and umiak boats. The kayak was predominantly a hunting boat, used for long voyages, usually up rivers and streams. The umaik, by contrast, was for hunting and travelling, and was often taken whale-hunting off the north coast of Alaska. The book is divided into two sections - one for each boat type - and is lavishly illustrated throughout.
| ISBN: | 9788785180087 |
| Publication date: | 1st December 1986 |
| Author: | H. C. Pedersen |
| Publisher: | Viking Ship Museum |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 215 pages |
| Series: | Ships & Boats of the North |
| Genres: |
Industrial archaeology |