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UMIAK MANNED BY ESKIMO WOMEN IN THE WATERS OFF THE COAST OF GREENLAND Besides the kayak, which is perhaps the most interesting and characteristic of all Eskimo inventions, and is absolutely essential to the existence of these shore-dwelling tribes, there is a stouter and more roomy vessel called the umiak, or women's boat. Covered with skin over a framework of wood, it is flat bottomed, can carry considerable loads, and is largely employed by the Eskimos in the movement of the tribes and their belongings from one fishing station to another |