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14115 A0438 George Cotter Collection     Agnes Cotter In Kayak At North West River  BoatsCostumesKayaksPersonalitiesWomen  
14118 A0438 George Cotter Collection     Agnes Cotter In Kayak On North West River  BoatsCostumesKayaksPersonalitiesWomen  
1724 A0057 Archives of Manitoba     Early Illustration Of Inuit (Eskimo) Life With Kayaks And Tents. The Inuit Used The Trident (Three Pronged) Bird Spear With The Adaladal Spear Thrower. The Ferrules (Rings) Aroung The Shaft Of The Double Paddle Helped To Keep The Paddler'S Hands Dry. The Raised Ornamentation On The Deck Of The Kayak Behind The Manhole Was Used To Tie Seals To The Deck Or Tow Them Home  BoatsEquipmentEskimosFishingHuntingInuitKayaksTents 1650c
1721 A0057 Archives of Manitoba     Englishmen In Skirmish With Inuit (Eskimos). From A Pen And Ink Watercolour By John White  EskimosInuitKayaks 1590c
1715 A0057 Archives of Manitoba     Eskimo Kayak Off Cape Haven  BoatsKayaks  
2099 A0068 Archives of Manitoba     Eskimos In Kayaks & Oomiak Of Savage Islands Visiting Ships In Hudson Bay. Drawing  BoatsKayaksShips 1821, July
17978 A0570 Institute of Arctic Research Collection     Etah Inuit (Eskimo) In Kayak At Smith Sound, Nt., Between Ellesmere Island And Greenland. The Kayak May Be A Northern Greenland Type With A Flat Bottom And A U-Shaped Manhole. The Design Is More Stable Than The Oval Or V-Shaped Bottom But Not As Fast. In The Latter Designs An O-Shaped Or Oval Manhole Was Used To Ensure A Tighter Fit Around The Body Which Made It Watertight And Easier To Right In Case It Flipped Over  BoatsEskimosInuitKayaks  
1730 A0057 Archives of Manitoba     From A Drawing, An Igloolik Inuit (Eskimo), Wearing A Birdskin Jacket, Carries His Kayak On His Head To The Open Water With His Family Following Close Behind. The Inuit Had To Be Relatively Mobile Because At Any Given Time A Family, Or Individual From One Group May Decide To Visit Another Group Some Miles Away And Stay For Several Years  ChildrenCostumesEskimosInuitKayaksWomen  
14772 A0459 George Cotter Collection     Hbc Employee, Stewart Cotter, With Kayak At North West River. (See Also A0459-14770)  BoatsHudson Bay CompanyKayaksPersonalities  
14068 A0436 George Cotter Collection     Hebron Inuit (Eskimos) And Their Homes Dug Out Of Earth With Sod Covering Roofs. Kayak And Small Boat On Right. Rack For Drying Fish On Far Right  BoatsBuildingsCostumesEquipmentEskimosHousesInuitKayaks  
14770 A0459 George Cotter Collection     Hudson’S Bay Company Employee, Stewart Cotter, With A Kayak At North West River On The Coast Of Labrador With A Labrador Coast Eskimo Kayak Which Has A “V” Shaped Bottom. It Is Not As Fast As The Oval-Shaped Bottom But It Is More Stable  BoatsHudson Bay CompanyKayaksPersonalities  
1716 A0057 Archives of Manitoba     Inuit (Eskimo) On Kayak. From A Watercolour By Peter Rindisbacher.  ArtBoatsEskimosInuitKayaks  
1729 A0057 Archives of Manitoba     Inuit (Eskimo) With Kayak  EskimosInuitKayaks  
1723 A0057 Archives of Manitoba     Inuit (Eskimos) In Kayaks.  BoatsEskimosInuitKayaks  
14114 A0438 George Cotter Collection     Inuit (Eskimos) In Kayaks At Ungava, Nt  BoatsEskimosInuitKayaks  
1745 A0057 Archives of Manitoba     Inuit (Eskimos) In Kayaks. Note Iceberg In Background  EskimosIcebergsInuitKayaks  
17822 A0565 Institute of Arctic Research Collection     Inuit (Eskimos) On Board A Schooner With Kayaks Attached To Side At Suglak Inlet. Photo Courtesy Prof. W.D. Stewart  BoatsEskimosInuitKayaks 1930, October
17834 A0565 Institute of Arctic Research Collection     Inuit (Eskimos) On Board Schooner With Kayaks Lashed To Side Of Schooner At Suglak Inlet. Photo Courtesy W.D. Stewart  BoatsEskimosInuitKayaks 1930, October
14151 A0439 George Cotter Collection     Inuit In Kayaks At End Of Kayak Race At Baffins Land  BoatsEskimosInuitKayaksRacing  
17850 A0565 Institute of Arctic Research Collection     Inuit Women (Eskimos) In Umiak (Women'S Boat) At Port Epworth. The Umiak May Be One Of The Earliest Forms Of Coastal Watercraft Used And Developed During Migratory Periods Between Siberia And Alaska. When Migratory Pattern Became More Settled The Kayak Developed In The North, And The Large Dugout Canoes Common To The Coastal Areas Of British Columbia Developed In The South. Both Craft Can Trace Certain Design And Functional Similarities To The Umiak  BoatsCostumesEskimosInuitKayaksWomen 1971, May 14
14149 A0439 George Cotter Collection     Kayak Being Made  BoatsConstructionEskimosInuitKayaks  
14150 A0439 George Cotter Collection     Kayak Race At Baffins Land  BoatsEskimosInuitKayaksRacing  
43278 A1429 Canadian National Railway Collection     Tourist Inspecting Kayak Inside Eskimo Museum, Churchill, Mb  BuildingsKayaksMuseumsTowns 1965c
6709 A0210 James A. Richardson Collection     Two Labrador Coast Inuit (Eskimos) Seal Hunting In Open Water From Kayaks. Both Are Ready To Strike When A Seal Comes Up To Breathe. One Inuit Uses The Traditional Harpoon And The Other Inuit Uses A Shotgun. The Inflated Sealshin Float Is Attached To The Harpoon Line. The Kayaks Used Have Oval Bottoms, Seals May Be Carried On Its Decking As Opposed To The Practice Of Towing Them  BoatsEquipmentEskimosGunsHuntingInuitKayaks  
1708 A0056 Archives of Manitoba     Two Mackenzie Delta Inuit (Eskimos) In Their Kayaks. These Kayaks Had A Slightly V-Bottom, Were Very Fast And Well Built. These Kayaks Are Seaworthy In Rough Water But Require A Great Deal Of Skill To Manipulate. Few Mackenzie Delta Eskimo Are Skillful Enough To Go Out To Sea In Them So They Stay In Inland Rivers.  BoatsEskimosInuitKayaks 1925c
56542 A1727 Winnipeg Free Press Collection     Wave Track Sailman And Kayak Enthusiast Goes Out In His Kayak At Gimli, Manitoba On Lake Winnipeg  BoatsKayaksPersonalitiesSports 1988, July 22