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Inuit Cartography: Wooden Coastline Maps That Fit in a Mitten

decolonialatlas.wordpress.com published 2016-04-12

In Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland), the Inuit people are known for carving portable maps out of driftwood to be used while navigating coastal waters. These pieces, which are small enough to be carried…
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