The Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of Northern Eurasia
Luukkanen, Harri / Fitzhugh, William F. / Anichtchenko, Evguenia
The Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of Northern Eurasia is a history and description of bark and skin boat traditions of the native peoples of Scandinavia and northern Russia. The history of northern peoples and cultures is inextricably linked to the technology of water transport. This is particularly true in northern Eurasia, where lakes and rivers can connect when overland summer travel is restricted by thick forests or bogs. For thousands of yea...