Contact with Explorers

Tools

The introduction of telescopes and binoculars was made by whalers to some Inuit, while others encountered these incredibly life changing pieces of technology from explorers or their abandoned ships. The ability to see animals, weather, land and people from a distance made provided an enormous advantage for Inuit.


Explore the Artifacts

Snowblindness
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Setting Out
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Manner of holding the line, when a walrus is struck
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Inuit wood snow shovel
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Inuit knife and sharpener
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Esquimaux Indians kindling a fire
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Gaff
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