John D Heath E Y Arima (2 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. xi, 161 pages, illustrations, maps : 25 cm. Contents: Greenland: Maps of Greenland: Kayaks of Greenland: Evolution and construction Old Greenland kayaks in museums Greenland kayak paddles Origins of the Greenland technique Training and technique Capsize maneuvers Storm technique Sculling rolls Additional techniques Throwing stick and hand rolls Miscellaneous remarks Greenland kayak References Greg Stamer / Using Greenland paddles: Overview Harvey Golden / Kayaks in European museums: Recent research expedition Hugh Collings / Seventeenth-century kayak and the Swedish kayak tradition John Brand / Kayaks in England, Wales, and Denmark: Excerpts from the Little Kayak Book Series H.C. Petersen / Kayak sports and exercises Johannes Rosing / Dramatic kayak trip, 1899-1900: Ataralaa's narrative East Canadian arctic: Maps of the East Canadian arctic E. Arima / Kayaks of the East Canadian arctic Kayak hunting at sea Kayak hunting on lakes and rivers Variations: Multichine Flat bottoms Kayak making Speculations on design ancestry References Glossary Index About the authors.…

paperback. Condition: very good. 347 pages; 8 1/2 x 11" Canadian Ethnology Service Mercury Series Paper 122. Collected papers of the Museum's major kayak collection that includes papers that describe King Island and North Baffin kayaks, their construction and other details, along with drawings. Also articles about other kayaks included. Fading and creasing to spine and cover panels and edges. Shipping will be extra for this heavy book, please inquire.…