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HUNTING BY KAYAK: THE KAYAK: AN EFFECTIVE HUNTING SYSTEM
HUNTING BY KAYAK|  THE KAYAK: AN EFFECTIVE HUNTING SYSTEM | HUNTING EQUIPMENT | GAME
Kayak Sculptures | Paddle | Harpoon | Harpoon-Line Rack | Sealskin Float | Drag | Lance | Pronged Spear & Throwing Board | Gaff | Fish Spear

Hudson Straight Kayak HC2363a, fully equipped, with drag 994.30.3

 Drag
Made of skin, wood, sinew
From Arctic Bay, Baffin Island.
Dating to 1994
Made by Simon Qamanirq
and Andrew Oyukuluk
994.30.3
Sculpture of Walrus with Sealskin Float and Drag, HC4117
Walrus with sealskin float and drag
Sculpture made from ivory with thread
From Fort Ross, Somerset Island
Dating to 1937-1939
Gift of L.A. Learmonth
HC4117

Drag

The drag, a circular-shaped tool, was attached to the sealskin rope a short distance in front of the float. The drag slowed attempts to escape and combined with the tug of the float, the animal's strength was soon exhausted.




 
 
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