oomiak
Arctic open boat
An oomiak is a large open boat used by Inuit and other Arctic peoples, traditionally made of animal skins stretched over a wooden or whalebone frame.
Larger than kayaks, oomiaks carried families, cargo, and hunting parties across Arctic waters.
Also spelled umiak.
Marine mammal hide
- driftwoodSea-delivered shore lumber
- whaleboneKeratin plates from filter-feeders
- frameSupporting outer structure
- openNot closed
paddle · oar · gunwale · bow · stern · hull · watercraft · rowing
Earth's northernmost zone
- EskimoArctic indigenous person
- IndigenousOriginal inhabitants of land
- AleutAlaska archipelago native
- kayakEnclosed single-person watercraft
igloo · tundra · parka · mukluk · husky · subsistence · tradition · ancestral
Authentication stamp or mark
- walrusTusked Arctic marine mammal
- whaleHuge sea mammal
- harpoonBarbed spear for whales
- blubberMarine mammal fat
narwhal · caribou · beluga · bowhead · pursuit · quarry · prey · flensing
Those who propel boats
- paddlersThose who propel watercraft
- familyRelated people together
- mothersFemale parents collectively
- daughtersFemale offspring, plural
elders · gatherers · passengers · collective · cooperation · kinship · clan · crew
Transported goods
- freightGoods being transported
- migrationMovement to new territory
- coastalOf the shoreline
- seasonalRecurring at fixed intervals
portage · haulage · passengers · belongings · relocation · supplies · provisions · summer
sealskin
Marine mammal hide
- driftwoodSea-delivered shore lumber
- whaleboneKeratin plates from filter-feeders
- frameSupporting outer structure
open · paddle · oar · gunwale · bow · stern · hull · watercraft · rowing
Arctic
Earth's northernmost zone
- EskimoArctic indigenous person
- IndigenousOriginal inhabitants of land
- AleutAlaska archipelago native
kayak · igloo · tundra · parka · mukluk · husky · subsistence · tradition · ancestral · elders
seal
Authentication stamp or mark
blubber · narwhal · caribou · beluga · bowhead · pursuit · quarry · prey · flensing · butchering
rowers
Those who propel boats
daughters · elders · gatherers · passengers · collective · cooperation · kinship · clan · crew
cargo
Transported goods
seasonal · portage · haulage · passengers · belongings · relocation · supplies · provisions · summer · crossing