Kayak

Information on The Inuit of Nunavut - Canada

An Inuit hunter paddles his kayak in the calm summer waters of Inglefield Bay. Northwest Greenland. 1980

Qalaseq Duneq, an elderly inuk, wearing his waterproof Kayak vest, stops for a cup of tea. Qaanaaq. Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1971

Inuit hunter, Jes Qujaukitsok, in a kayak. He is hunting for Narwhal or seal. Inglefield Bredening. Northwest Greenland. (1971)

Qulutanguaq, an Inuit hunter uses a sealskin Kayak to hunt Narwhal in the summer. Inglefield Bredning, Northwest Greenland. (1980)

Inuit hunter, Qitdlak Duneq, in his sealskin kayak amongst summer ice near Qeqertat, Inglefield Bredening, Thule, Avanersuaq. Northwest Greenland. (1977)

'Kayack, or Greenlander's canoe'. Illustration from Kane's book on Arctic Exploration 1856.

Inuit hunter in his kayak in the ice strewn waters of Inglefield Bredning, N.W. Greenland. 1980

Qaerngak Nielsen, An Inuit hunter, gets into his kayak at the ice edge near Cape York. N.W.Greenland. 1998

Inuit hunter, Nukagpianguaq, inflates his avataq (sealskin float) while out hunting in his kayak in Inglefield Bredening near Qeqertat. Thule, Northwest Greenland. (1980)

Nukagpianguaq, An Inuit hunter, out in his kayak in the ice strewn waters of Inglefield Bay. Northwest Greenland. 1980

An Inuit hunter out in his kayak in the ice strewn waters of Inglefield Bredning, N.W. Greenland. 1980

Inuit women sew wet sealskin onto a kayak frame, it will dry and harden. Qeqertat. Northwest Greenland. 1977

A dead narwhal kept a float with a couple of avataqs (sealskin float), watched by a hunter in a kayak. Qeqertat. Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1977

Nukagpianguaq,an Inuit man, out hunting in his kayak in Inglefield Bredening near Qeqertat. Thule, Northwest Greenland. (1980)

Inuit hunters brew tea in an open boat while Narwhal hunting in Inglefield Bay. Northwest Greenland. 1980

Qerngak Nielsen, an Inuit hunter out seal hunting in a kayak near Cape York at minus 32 degrees Celsius. Northwest Greenland. (1998)

An Inuit hunter out in his kayak amongst icebergs near Savissivik. NW Greenland. 1991

Isaq Qujaukitsoq, an Inuit hunter, harpoons a Narwhal from his kayak in Inglefield Fiord. Northwest Greenland. 1985

Qulutanguaq, an Inuit hunter, out Narwhal hunting in his sealskin covered kayak near Qeqertat in Inglefield Bredening, Northwest Greenland. (1980) Northwest Greenland. 1980

Angutikavsak, an Inuit hunter making a traditional kayak harpoon. He is wearing polar bear skin trousers and seal skin kamik (boots). Qeqertat, Northwest Greenland. (1980)

Inuk, Nukagpianguaq in kayak uses throwing board to hurl his harpoon. NW Greenland. 1980

Inuit of the Igloolik region hunting in kajaks. Lyon's picture for Parry's Journal. Voyage of Discovery. 1821-23

Inuit hunter in his kayak, Jes Qujaukitsok. He is hunting Narwhal & seals. Qaanaaq. Northwest Greenland. (1971)

An Inuit hunter gets out of his kayak at the ice edge near Cape York. N.W.Greenland. 1998

Inuit hunter with dog teams, carrying kayak on sled over sea ice. Northwest Greenland. 1980

Inuit hunter sits in his kayak waiting for a seal to surface amongst icebergs in a fjord.North West Greenland. 1980

An Inuk helps his companion launch his kayak from the floe edge. N.W.Greenland. 1986

Isaq Qujaukitsoq, an Inuit hunter, harpoons a Narwhal from his kayak in Inglefield Fiord. Northwest Greenland. 1985