Baidarka Eskimo Kayak

Eskimo kayak

WATERCRAFT
USA, AK, Aleutian Islands
LOA 18 ft.; beam 2 ft. 5 in.

Baidarka Eskimo Kayak from the Aleutian Islands c.1920. Believed to be one of four similar boats built at King Island for seal hunting in the Aleutians. It's design was adapted and led to the start of the Old Town Canoe Company, in Old Town, Maine.


watercraft
1938.312

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