The development of hunting and catching methods created a new culture, named after the archaeological site on the island Inussuk In an ideal further development of water transport, the kayak became completely enclosed in skin, the modern spray-skirt with anorak. The use of harpoons, the fitting of the kayakstol, a frame for storing the harpoon line, and appurtenances for the towing of killed sea mammals, were quite similar tothe Dorset culture. However, they differed in the design of the boats and their handling, having been adapted to the local sea ice situation, the landscape, and the sea animals. Inventive hunters and clever women developed the “jumping skin”, a clothing item similar to the modern dry suit. When hunting large sea animals from the women’s boat (umiak), such as walrus or whale, the hunter would jump onto the harpooned animal and delivered the death stab. After that, the hunter was pulled back into the boat. Nobody could swim.

These harpoon heads already show the specific characteristics needed for kayak hunting. The heads have at their ends barbed hooks. The line leads through the transversely drilled holes once the shaft became loosened from the head after having been thrown. Length of the head with out blade 60 – 70 mm. .

Copie from book: DEN GRØNLANDSKE KAJAK OG DENS REDSKABER von
P. Scavenius Jensen,
Nyt Nordisk Forlag Arnold Busk 1975

Fundament out of stones of a summer house (tent), NE Greenland. Foto: Kay Wilhelm Jörgensen 1922 Aufnahme: Dansk Polar Center

Remains of a grass soil house, NE Greenland. In the front is the entrance. Inner measurements 5 x 6 m. The house was inhabitated until about 1950.
Photo by:  Wolfgang Half 1976

The grass house pictured to the right dates about 1936. The picture is from the book "Im Treibeisgürtel" by Dr. Arne Höyaard published by Westermann, 1940.

Dr. Arne Höyaard worked for one year in Greenland as a doctor doing research about the shortage of vitamin C suffered by the Inuits.

Dr. Höyaard added the following text to the picture: One of the modern houses in the colony. They are a bit smaller than the old houses and also don´t have the long and warm corridor (entrance tunnel). This house was one of the few which had a stove.