Two models of an Inuit kayak · Canada - Alaska - Greenland, Inuit · ID: 3052282
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Provenance
Herbert Hamak, Hammelburg, GermanySize
L: 54 cm & 56 cm
L: 21.3 inch & 22.0 inch
Description
wood, animal skin, bones,
The kayak type of boat was developed by the indigenous Inuit people, who used the boats to hunt on inland lakes, rivers and coastal waters of the Arctic Ocean, North Atlantic, Bering Sea and North Pacific oceans. These first kayaks were constructed from stitched seal or other animal skins stretched over a wood or whalebone-skeleton frame.
The object Two models of an Inuit kayak with the object ID 3052282 was last part of the auction Collectors’ Items Sale at September 24, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 62.
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