Eskimo LifeLongmans, Green, and Company, 1893 - Broj stranica: 350 Observations of Eskimos during stay at Godthab, west Greenland, in winter of 1888-89 after crossing of Greenland ice sheet. Translation of Norwegian original Eskimoliv published in 1891. |
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... tion of nature . Such a people are the Eskimos , and among the most remarkable in existence . They are a living proof of the rare faculty of the human being for adapting himself to circumstances and spreading over the face of the earth ...
... tion of nature . Such a people are the Eskimos , and among the most remarkable in existence . They are a living proof of the rare faculty of the human being for adapting himself to circumstances and spreading over the face of the earth ...
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... hanging to a line ( from c to b ) fastened ( at b1 ) to the middle of the javelin shaft , which is thus made to take a transverse posi- Ꭰ tion , and still further to impede the movements of THE ' KAIAK ' AND ITS APPURTENANCES 33.
... hanging to a line ( from c to b ) fastened ( at b1 ) to the middle of the javelin shaft , which is thus made to take a transverse posi- Ꭰ tion , and still further to impede the movements of THE ' KAIAK ' AND ITS APPURTENANCES 33.
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Fridtjof Nansen. tion , and still further to impede the movements of the seal when it rushes away with it . Such was the origin of the so - called bladder - dart , known to all Eskimo tribes who live by the sea . น 忆 The bladder is made ...
Fridtjof Nansen. tion , and still further to impede the movements of the seal when it rushes away with it . Such was the origin of the so - called bladder - dart , known to all Eskimo tribes who live by the sea . น 忆 The bladder is made ...
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... tion the bone - knife which forms part of the kaiak- man's outfit , especially in winter , and which is prin- cipally used for scraping the ice off the kaiak . H.MAGNUS - KA From the accompanying draw- ing , the THE ' KAIAK ' AND ITS ...
... tion the bone - knife which forms part of the kaiak- man's outfit , especially in winter , and which is prin- cipally used for scraping the ice off the kaiak . H.MAGNUS - KA From the accompanying draw- ing , the THE ' KAIAK ' AND ITS ...
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... can inflate enormously . 2 When a seal is killed , each of the kaiak - men in the neighbourhood receives a piece of its blubber , which he generally devours forthwith . F tion for his coolness and skill , and speak of THE ESKIMO AT SEA 65.
... can inflate enormously . 2 When a seal is killed , each of the kaiak - men in the neighbourhood receives a piece of its blubber , which he generally devours forthwith . F tion for his coolness and skill , and speak of THE ESKIMO AT SEA 65.
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