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Article: Qayaq. Kayaks of Alaska and Siberia. (Reviews).
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- March 1, 2002
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QAYAQ. KAYAKS OF ALASKA AND SIBERIA. By DAVID W. ZIMMERLY. Fairbanks: University of Alaska Press, 2000. 2nd ed. 103 P., map, b&w illus., glossary, bib., index. Softbound. US$16.95.
Among the items I have heard Inuit identify as icons of their culture, three are perhaps most frequently mentioned: inuksuk (an arrangement of boulders often used as a landmark or to direct caribou toward waiting hunters), the amauti (a woman's parka that incorporates an amaut, or baby carrier), and the qayaq (kayak). The first two items are still widely used in the North, but are seldom found elsewhere. Kayaks, on the other hand, are seen more frequently today in warm waters than they ...