10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OOMIAK»
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oomiak in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
Report of the Cruise of the U.S. Revenue-steamer Corwin in ...
THE OOMIAK. These natives are nomadic in their habits; although they have
winter-houses, to which they return each fall, they travel all summer. Their
manner of travelling is peculiar to themselves; they use the oomiak, in which is
stowed ...
United States. Revenue-Cutter Service, Calvin Leighton Hooper,
1881
2
The Gibraltar Gallery: Being an Account of Various Things ...
THE OOMIAK. I PROMISED to give some account of the boat made by the
Greenlanders called the oomiak. The oomiak is made very much like any
common boat, being open at the top, and not closed over like a kayack. The
oomiak is ...
3
American Explorations in the Ice Zones: The Expeditions of ...
Their manner of travelling is peculiar to themselves; they use the oomiak, in
which is stowed everything belonging to the entire family, except the working-
dogs. "This oomiak is a boat built of walrus-hide or seal-skin drawn over a
wooden frame ...
Joseph Everett Nourse,
1884
4
The voyage of the "Vivian" to the North pole and beyond
They are very expert in the management of the oomiak" was the response, "and
are accustomed to it from infancy. The boat is apparently frail in construction, but
it can sail well, and is of great use to the natives for purposes of transportation.
Thomas Wallace Knox,
1885
5
The Uncivilized Races of Men in All Countries of the World: ...
Being a Comprehensive Account of Their Manners and Customs, and of Their
Physical, Social, Mental, Moral and Religious Characteristics John George Wood
. KAJAK AND OOMIAK. (1.) THE KAJAK AND i'rs MANAGEMENT. (See page
1344 ...
6
Report on Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer Into Alaska ...
The oomiak is a curiously constructed affair, and when standing on the beach
looks lumbering and awkward and as if it would not carry much of a load or ride
much of a sea; yet as many as 30 or 40 persons often get in one, and when thus ...
In developing the oomiak, these Eskimos faced the problem of designing a boat
for hunting walrus and whales in the stormy waters of Bering Strait with its
crushing ice floes and treacherous currents. Since whales often weigh as much
as fifty ...
8
United States Congressional serial set
The oomiak is a curiously constructed affair, and when standing on the beach
looks lumbering and awkward and as if it would not carry much of a load or ride
much of a sea; yet as many as 30 or 40 persons often get in one, and when thus ...
9
Left on Labrador: Or, The Cruise of the Schooner-yacht "Curlew"
Kit pointed to our boat, hanging from the davits at the stern, and then off to the
shore, to inquire whether we should send it for them ; but they shook their heads,
and cried, " Oomiak, oomiak!" " Do they mean for us to take the schooner up there
?
Charles Asbury Stephens,
1872
10
Peter Freuchen's Book of the Seven Seas
In Greenland and formerly in Baffinland— in fact among all eastern Eskimos—
the skins of the big bearded seal were used much more than walrus hides to
cover both oomiak and kayak. This again made it essential to renew the cover at
least ...
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OOMIAK»
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oomiak is used in the context of the following news items.
Under a Spell
... as an example of a word Scrabble players hunger for far more than English speakers at large: “umiac,” “oomiac,” “oomiak,” and “oomiack” all ... «The New Republic, Jun 15»
Chennaiites Dabble In Scrabble
His vocabulary includes a few eccentric words like Qanat, Oomiak, Kumbakonam, Mem Saheb, and Ha — all from the dictionary. «The New Indian Express, Apr 14»
King Island Christmas returns to Juneau
Rather than spend the winter without goods and their village priest, the villagers carried their oomiak (kayak) over the mountain to meet the ship ... «Juneau Empire, Nov 12»