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Kitdit Kayak Paddle a storm paddle
used at Kitdit or Vester Ejland www.nkhorizons.com/KitditStormPaddle.htm |
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type paddle can be found in the context of www.nkhorizons.com/ManitsoqOdenseStormPaddle.htm www.nkhorizons.com/KitditStormPaddle.htm www.nkhorizons.com/Ilulissatkayakpaddles.htm
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www.nkhorizons.com/KitditStormPaddle.htm from Aassiat area www.nkhorizons.com/Ilulissatkayakpaddles.htm from www.nkhorizons.com/NeilsMoellerPaddleUpv.htm a new paddle made by Neils
in the 1990s in Upernavik www.nkhorizons.com/CurvedShaftPaddleUpv.htm an interesting purposefully
bent shaft kayak paddle in Upernavik www.nkhorizons.com/ManitsoqOdenseStormPaddle.htm www.nkhorizons.com/NathanialJensenPaddle.htm from Kullorsuaq, Upernavik
area www.nkhorizons.com/KullorsuaqKayakLarsJensen95.htm watching Lars demonstrating
hunting from his kayak www.nkhorizons.com/NikolajJensenkayakpaddle.htm detailed drawings of
paddles in Kullorsuaq www.nkhorizons.com/DisabledKayakLaunch.htm images of how I launch and
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Paddle Measurements June
22, 1995 Paddle from Kitdīt or Vester Ejland at the museum in Aasiaat This is a very thick, rounded heavy paddle
in dark reddish brown, tight grained wood was specifically designed for
paddling in the very stormy waters near these islands, Kitdīt or Vester Ejland. This area is on the western most southern
area of Disko Bay. Rounded cross section with 0.8 cm groves for
bone butted against the rounded wood shaft, very square loom, paddle tip of round shape in bone. Paddle blade from Kitdīt or Vester Ejland total length - 225 cm loom length - 127 cm
blade length - 92 cm blade and step down combined length - 98 cm bone tip width - 8.5 cm and length 10.5 cm bone edge width - 0.8 cm and width - 62 cm.
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