| The number of dogs on a team
is determined by the distance to be travelled, the nature of the terrain, and
the weight of the load. As many as twenty dogs could be required, but the more
usual number was seven to nine. A strong and spirited dog is given the longest
trace and the role of lead. Behind the lead dog are two or three strong dogs with
equal trace lengths; the weaker dogs are given trace lengths that place them closer
to the sledge. |
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Dog
team and sledge
Sculpture made of ivory,
skin, and string
From Pangnirtung, Baffin Island
Dating to 1940-1942
Gift of Gwen and Allan Ross
998.133.5.1-8 |
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