Subject: Re: [baidarka] RE: Paddles (yet) again
From: Harvey Golden (harveydgolden@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Aug 05 2003 - 00:03:43 EDT
--- baidarka@earthlink.net wrote:
> I also would not be surprised to see them having
> reversed the paddles because they were paddling
> slowly near the shore. One clue, where is the
> painting of the cross in the middle? I have only
> seen it on the ridged face, which would indicate
> that the ridge was facing the paddler -- otherwise,
> they could not have seen the paint mark (depth
> gauge).
Depth gauge? The Aleuts needed depth-gauges? What
would happen to an Aleut if he couldn't see his depth
gauge? . . . or have none lived to tell? Has anyone
told the Aleuts this?
I'm dying for citations here.
Best,
Harvey
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