An Interesting steam of Eskimo craft photos from a small museum

[StigOfTheDump]

I dont know if anyone has posted this before, but at the risk of repetition

http://www.flickr.com/groups/bone_tools/pool/with/3784626488/

Has some super cool snow goggles and lots of other interesting bits.

 

[StigOfTheDump]

 

[Tengu]

Gadgets from one of the great gear freaking societies of the world.

 

[StigOfTheDump]

Only those things that work. Pared down over however many thousand years. I think, like the Icemans kit, it gives an interesting insight into what it took to survive in the stoneage, kit wise at least. Everything they own is kit seemingly.

 

[shaggystu]

cheers for that stig, some really interesting pictures.

stuart

 

[Tengu]

The iceman had a sensible kit.

I always get the impression of gear freaks from Inuit gear

Especialy as the Dorset Island culture lived perfectly well without such new fangled tech.

 

[Wayland]

Great link.

I love some of the Inuit gear, it shows great ingenuity in the face of a limited range of materials.

 

[cruben]

The earlery cultures may have had a more abuntant and readly avalible food source so did'nt need complicated technology. The inuit did'nt have too much surplus to their requirement.