umiak

umiak
A large, open boat made of skins stretched over a wooden frame that is propelled by paddles; used by the Inuit for transportation.

In many regions, people went inland at the end of August (often travelling upriver in large sealskin boats called umiat) to hunt caribou till September or October.


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  • Umiak — in Barrow, Alaska The umiak, umialak, umiaq, umiac, oomiac or oomiak is a type of boat used by Eskimo people, both Yupik and Inuit, and was originally found in all coastal areas from Siberia to Greenland …   Wikipedia

  • Umiak — (Stich von David Cranz, 1770) Der Umiak (grönländisch und Inuktitut: Umiaq, Plural Umiat), häufig als Frauenboot oder großes Boot bezeichnet, ist ein offenes Robbenfellboot, das die Inuit verwandten, als ihnen noch keine aus dem Süden… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Umiak — en Barrow, Alaska. Marco de madera de umiak (Barrow, Alaska) …   Wikipedia Español

  • Umiak — Umiak, Boot der Eskimo, s. Schiffbau, S. 773 …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • umiak — (n.) large Eskimo boat, c.1743, from Eskimo umiaq an open skin boat. Said by 18c. 19c. sources to be a woman s boat, as opposed to the KAYAK (Cf. kayak), which was worked exclusively by men …   Etymology dictionary

  • umiak — or umiaq [o͞o′mē ak΄] n. [Esk (Eastern dial.)] a large, open boat made of skins stretched on a wooden frame, used by Eskimos for transporting goods and traditionally rowed by women …   English World dictionary

  • Umiak I — The Umiak I is a purpose built ice strengthened bulk carrier constructed for the Voisey s Bay Nickel Company. [http://www.vbnc.com/Newsletters/April2006.pdf Umiak I] , , issue 10, April 2006] cite news… …   Wikipedia

  • umiak — /ooh mee ak /, n. an open Eskimo boat that consists of a wooden frame covered with skins and provided with several thwarts: used for transport of goods and passengers. [1760 70; < Inuit umiaq women s boat] * * * ▪ boat       boat used by the… …   Universalium

  • Umiak — Groupe d Inuits dans un umiak au printemps, 1920 1929 Un umiak ou umiaq est une grande embarcation traditionnelle inuite utilisée l été pouvant contenir jusqu à 20 personnes. Elle a une armature en bois ou en os de baleine, le tout assemblé par… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Umiak — Umi|ak, der od. das; s, s [eskim. umiaq]: offenes, von Frauen gerudertes Boot der Inuit. * * * Umiak   [eskimoisch] der oder das, s/ s, großes, offenes Robbenjagd , Walfang und Transportboot (»Weiberboot«) der Eskimos, aus einem mit Seehundfellen …   Universal-Lexikon

  • umiak — noun Etymology: Inuit umiaq Date: 1769 an open Eskimo boat made of a wooden frame covered with hide …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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