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Eastern Arctic kayaks : history, design, technique / by John D. Heath and E. Arima with contribution...

Eastern Arctic kayaks : history, design, technique / by...

Eastern Arctic kayaks : history, design, technique / by John D. Heath and E. Arima with contribution...

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Eastern Arctic kayaks : history, design, technique / by John D. Heath and E. Arima with contributions by John Brand ... [et al.].

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Full title

Eastern Arctic kayaks : history, design, technique / by John D. Heath and E. Arima with contributions by John Brand ... [et al.].

Publisher

Fairbanks, AK : University of Alaska Press, c2004.

Call Numbers

NQ623.829/10

Record Identifier

74VKp4dv0WrA

MMS ID

991019426789702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

xi, 161 p. : ill., maps ; 24 X 25 cm.

Contents

Pt. I. Greenland -- 1. Kayaks of Greenland / John D. Heath -- 2. Using Greenland paddles : an overview / Greg Stamer -- 3. Kayaks in European museums : a recent research expedition / Harvey Golden -- 4. A seventeenth-century kayak and the Swedish kayak tradition / Hugh Collings -- 5. Kayaks in Engla...

Publication information

Publisher

Fairbanks, AK : University of Alaska Press, c2004.

Place of Publication

Alaska

Date Published

c2004.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

"Written by two of the world's experts, Eastern Arctic Kayaks is an indispensable reference for recreational kayakers and scholars alike. This definitive volume unites analyses of kayak form and function with descriptions of history and technique." "Drawing from his vast practical experience and museum study, John D. Heath offers a comprehensive ov...

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Full title

Eastern Arctic kayaks : history, design, technique / by John D. Heath and E. Arima with contributions by John Brand ... [et al.].

Authors, Artists and Contributors

Author / Artists

Notes

General note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contextual Information

Date Copyright

c2004.

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Call Numbers

NQ623.829/10

Record Identifier

74VKp4dv0WrA

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKp4dv0WrA

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ISBN

1889963267 (pbk. : alk. paper)

9781889963259 (hardcover : alk. paper)

1889963259 (hardcover : alk. paper)

9781889963266 (pbk. : alk. paper)

DDC

623.829

MMS ID

991019426789702626

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