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| Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Keld Hansen |
| ISBN: | 8763530716 9788763530712 8763510847 9788763510844 |
| OCLC Number: | 994584996 |
| Language Note: | English. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (239 pages) |
| Contents: | Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Fieldwork and methods; Chapter 1: Upernavik district; Geographic location; Place names; The first people; The Norse at Upernavik; European whaling period; The Dutch; English and Scottish whalers; Trade with Europeans; The population; The climate in Upernavik district; Chapter 2: Nuussuaq; Melville Bay -- Qimusseriarsuaq; Climate; Demography; Family relationships and meat distribution; Summary; Aappilattoq -the settlement by the Red Fell; Chapter 3: The ecosystem; The game animals; Fish; Birds; Plants; Summary Chapter 4: The annual cycleNovember 1967; December 1967; January 1968; February 1968; March 1968; April 1968; May 1968; June 1968; July 1968; August 1968; September 1968; October 1968; Hunters in Nuussuaq 1967-68; The importance of the weather for hunting; Chapter 5: Materials and tools; Chapter 6: Transport; Sledges; Umiaq; Kayaks; Harpoons; Motorboats; Firearms; Summary; Chapter 7: Clothing -- atisat; Anorak (Parka) -- annoraaq; Outer garment of caribou skin -- timmiaq; Sealskin trousers -- qarliit; Bear-skin trousers -- qarliisat; Kamiks -- kammit; Kayak suit -- tuilik Kayak jacket -- tuiitsoq (the one without shoulders)Kayak mittens -- qajartuutit; Summary; Chapter 8: Hunting and fishing; Hunting methods; Some hunting methods which have gone out of use; Hunting as a risk-filled occupation; Hunting at Nuussuaq 1922-23 to 1932; Summary; Fishing -- aalisarneq; The archaeological bone remains; The archaeological bone remains compared with recent hunting practice; Distribution of the catch; Chapter 9: Women's work and equipment; Processing seal skins; Dyeing of depilated seal skins; Skins of other animal species; Cutting out of skins -- ilisserineq Women's equipmentKammiut; Sewing technique; Patterns for the garments; Skin embroidery -- avittat; Beads -- sapanngaqqat; Chapter 10: Houses; Heating the houses; Changes in houses; Location of the houses in Nuussuaq; Tents; The household; Summary; The church; The school; Chapter 11: Sports, games and pastimes; Toys; Outdoor games; Sports competition in Kullorsuaq 24th-26th April 1968,temperature −15-−20º C; Dance in the village hall 1967-68; Some sayings and phrases; Chapter 12: Conclusion; Bibliography; Appendix 1: Some examples of hunting trips; Appendix 2: Examples of polar bear hunts Appendix 3: Two examples of walrus attacks on kayak huntersAppendix 4: Women as hunters; Appendix 5: List of Greenlandic words in the text |
| Series Title: | Monographs on Greenland | Meddelelser om Grønland. |
| Other Titles: | Monographs on Greenland | Meddelelser om Grønland, Volume 345 Monographs on Greenland | Meddelelser om Grønland, Volume 345 Monographs on Greenland | Meddelelser om Grønland |
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