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when the art of hunting from the kayak is studied in the line
of Eskimo wanderings from West to East. At least their
development is not so simply and clearly manifested as in the
latter case.
As to HUNTING FROM OPEN BOATS, this likewise is performed
more uniformly by the Eskimo, but also almost in the same
way by the Northwest Indians who procure their sustenance as
much from the sea as from the land and also in other respects
may be considered a link between Eskimo and Indians. Some
Indians also catch white whales from the shore and know how
to use the large bladder for this purpose. On the opposite shore
of Bering Strait the neighbours of the Eskimo down to
Kamschatka have open skinboats for the same purpose. As to
catching fish, especially salmon, also a remarkable uniformity
prevails all over the Eskimo countries. Only one curious exception
is to be noted here: the Eastgreenlanders are totally unacquainted
with the use of fishhooks or angling, whereas on the other hand
they have threeforked salmon-spears of a remarkable form,
exactly the same as is met with in Vancouver Island.
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