Replica 17th Century West
Greenland Kayak
This is a replica of the Rijper Museum's kayak (DeRijp, the Netherlands).
The original was likely collected by Dutch Whalers in the mid-to-late 1600s. The
kayak measures 18'9" long, and 16-3/4" wide. The finished frame weighs 20#.
A scale drawing of this kayak appears in Kayaks of Greenland.
