Audio / Video

The Eskimo and his Kayak

  • 00:17:31

Description

A presention of the British Canoe Union. The film shows how the kayak has evolved in order for the eskimos to hunt. Featured in the film: an expert from Angmagssalik (a town in Greenland); an English expedition bound for Greenland, the River Cam; John Rymill, a polar explorer and Gino Watkins, a British Arctic explorer.

Details

Title

The Eskimo and his Kayak

Creator

Rymill, John Cast

Watkins, Gino Cast

Published

1934, England

Full Collection Name

Sierra Club Records

Other Identifiers

Motion Picture 64 B

Subject (Topic)

Kayaking

Eskimos

Angmagssalik (Greenland)

River Cam

Rymill, John

Watkins, Gino

Explorers

British Canoe Union

Geographic Coverage

Angmagssalik (Greenland)

England

Type

Video

Format

Documentaries

Facutal films

Extent

1 film reel (17:31)

Other Physical Details

silent, b&w

Dimensions

16mm

Archive

The Bancroft Library

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Collection

Sierra Club

Tracks

clir_rec_risk/cubanc_80_1_01287724a_access.mp4 0:17:31

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