MrRi..x-H.l I'MIAKS. 335 



ished models were uuide for sale. Tlie natives arc so skillliil in niakiu}: 

 them that it is possible that tlicy are in the liaiiit ol iiiakinf;- tliem tor 

 the children to play with. I do not, however, recoiled ever seein" a 

 child with one. 



r>nl,iks .n„l /,7^•m/^•.-Tl,.. lar-e skin covered o|,cn l,oal. csm-uI iaily 

 the .same in model as tliat employed hy almost all Ivskiino, as udl as 

 the Alents and some Siberian races, is the chiet means cil' c(nivc\aiice 

 by water, for ti-avelinj;-, hnntin;;. and lishin^. Though the udmcn do a 

 o-reat share of the work of na\ i^atiii- the Ixiat when a single lainih or 



w(mian's boat, as api)ears Id be the case anionu the (Irccidanders and 

 eastern Eskimo generally.' < >n the contrary, women are not admitted 

 into the regularly ori;ani/.ed whaling cicws. unless the nmialik can not 

 procure men enough, and in the ■■ sciatcli" crews assembled for uabiis 

 hunting oi- sealing thei-c are usually at h'ast as man\- men as women, 



and the men work as hard as the wonmn. I d t. however, recollect 



that I ev<'r saw a man imll an oar in the umiak. They appear always 

 to use paddles alone. This is interesting in conne<-Tion with the Creen- 

 land custom mentioned by Egede in the conlinuaticm of the passage 

 Just .pnited: --.Vud when they tirst.setout Ibrthe whale hshin.i;, the men 

 sit in a very negligent posture, with their faces turned towards the 

 prow, i.ulling with their little ordinary paddle; but the women sit in 

 the ordinary way. with their faces towards the stern, rowing with long 



\Vc were unable to bring home any speeimen of these boats on ac 

 count of their size, but I''ig. .'Ul', from a i)hotograph by Lieut. Kay, will 

 give a good idea of the franu'work. These boats vary considerably in 

 si/e, but are usually very nearly the dimensions .,f an ordinary whale- 

 boat— that is, about :;(l f.M't in length, with a beam of .'. or C feet and a 

 del)th of about L'.J, feel. Th.' boat resembles very iiuich in model the 

 American lisherman's dory, having a narrow Hat bottom, sharjp at both 

 ends, with (hiring sides, and considerable rake at stem and stern. I'.oth 

 tlooraml rail have a strong sheer, fore and att, and the gunwales ex- 

 lend beyolul the stem so as to meet at the bow. i'.oth stem and stern 

 are sharp nearly to the rail, where they flare .ml and are cut olf sipiarc. 

 These boats are e\ceedingl.\ light and buoyant, and callable of consid- 

 erable sp.vd when fully nmnn.Ml. They are very -iiuick" m their mo 

 tiou and .pute crank till they get down to th.'ir bearings, but bcy.nnl 

 that appear to be very sfitf. 



I nevcu' heard of oue being <Mpsi/.ed, though the natives move about 

 aboard of them with perfect frtM^dom. The frame is neatly made of pieces 

 of driftwood, which it usuallN- takes a considerable time to accumulate.- 



'Kor rxampie: "Forthry tliiiiU it inilifiKiuiug :i luun to row such .a boat, uuless great m--fessity 

 requires it." Egede, (Ircc'nlaii.l, |i. Ill- It woiUd be a sc.nnd.il for a man to meddle, i-xrcjit the 

 grratest iioi-essity eompols bim t.. bn.l .1 liaiicf Craiitz. vol. 1. j). 149. 



'Part of the deseri|ili..li ..I th, inniak In is taken from 111.- 10. .del l\.,. i&Kt (22.^.|l. as ll..- writer 



