Photo: A shared history of Inuit occupation at Nuuk museum

An 11-metre Thule umiaq, found on the far northeastern tip of Greenland, on display at the Greenland National Museum in Nuuk. Discovered by archaeologists in 1949, the craft is made entirely of driftwood, likely gleaned from ships that wrecked or were abandoned by ill-fated northern explorers. Experts suspect it is about 500 years old and that the wood likely drifted to Greenland on the tides, possibly from Siberia. According to the museum, the umiaq was used as a transport and was traditionally paddled by six women with a man at the back to steer. Read more about the museum’s rich collection later, at Nunatsiaqonline.ca. (PHOTO BY STEVE DUCHARME)