Bidarka
a sealskin boat used by aleuts and southern alaskan eskimos.
historical examples
children of the frost jack london
the young alaskans emerson hough
children of the frost jack london
children of the frost jack london
the young alaskans emerson hough
trails and tramps in alaska and newfoundland william s. thomas
the bungalow boys along the yukon dexter j. forrester
our little alaskan cousin mary f. nixon-roulet
children of the frost jack london
the young alaskans emerson hough
noun
a canoe covered in animal skins, esp sealskin, used by the inuit of alaska
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