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komatik

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komatik [ˈkəʊmætɪk]
n
(Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) a sledge having wooden runners and crossbars bound with rawhide, used by Eskimos
[from Eskimo (Labrador)]
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Most charming and useful local device: The komatik, a sled used mainly for hauling firewood out of the bush.
Marthe Jocelyn in Labrador by Jocelyn, Marthe / Canadian Children's Book News
Nigel says: "One time these Inuit hunters very kindly took me on a Komatik, a lowslung motorised sled, but they were going extremely fast and I was literally thrown a metre into the air over some of the bumps.
An adventure with the bear necessities; The big interview by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Inuits ran several teams using traditional wooden sleds called komatiks.
CHILL FACTOR DOG SLEDS AND IGLOOS IN CANADA'S FROZEN NORTH by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
 
 
 
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