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Record 1 2014-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Indigenous Arts and Culture
DEF

An open boat consisting of a wooden frame covered with skins and provided with several thwarts, for transport of goods and passengers and hunting sea mammals.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Arts et culture autochtones
DEF

Embarcation faite de peaux de phoque cousues, utilisée par les [Inuits]. De grande taille [jusqu'à dix-sept mètres], l'oumiak est destiné à des transports importants [...]

OBS

Aujourd'hui ces embarcations sont faites de bois.

Spanish

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