stern, where it turned up sharply to a high stern, as in the drawing (fig. 191, p. 203.) These kayaks also had less flare and deadrise than most of the southwestern Greenland models. The amount of rocker in the keelson varies a good deal, that shown in figure 206, opposite, appears to have been about the maximum; a straight keelson does not seem ever to have been used. The manholes are fitted to allow use of the watertight paddling jacket; the projecting rim shown at the after-side of the manhole in the drawing is primarily to strengthen the manhole rim, but may also serve to prevent the drawstring holding the skirt of the jacket to the rim from slipping over the top. This old form of Greenland kayak, which has been widely described and much admired, was a fast and handy hunting boat; but it has become obsolete in most areas, and seems to have gone out of use more rapidly on the east coast than the west, where the type represented in the drawing was built as late as 1959 at Umanak Fjord. [Illustration: Figure 203 COCKPIT of Greenland kayak from Disko Bay. (USNM 72564). (_Smithsonian photo 15726._)] [Illustration: Figure 204 BOW VIEW of Greenland kayak from Disko Bay (USNM 72564). (_Smithsonian photo 15726-A._)] [Illustration: Figure 205 NORTHWESTERN GREENLAND KAYAK, in the U.S. National Museum (USNM 160388).] [Illustration: Figure 206 SOUTHWESTERN GREENLAND KAYAK, 1883, in the U.S. National Museum (USNM 160328).] [Illustration: Figure 207 SOUTHWESTERN GREENLAND KAYAK, in the Peabody Museum, Salem, Mass. Taken off by the late Norman L. Skene, 1921.] [Illustration: Figure 208 SOUTH GREENLAND KAYAK, in the American Museum of Natural History.] Since the 1880's it has been gradually replaced by the type shown above. The modern version has the same construction as the old but, as can be seen, the model has undergone much alteration. The rake of the bow and stern have become much greater; the sheer is now almost straight. The flare of the sides has been increased and the deadrise in the bottom has been reduced. The new model is undoubtedly an improvement over the old type, being faster (particularly against a headwind) and quicker turning. However, it would probably be found to be somewhat harder than the old model to right when capsized. And although the new model is more stable than the old, it is not suited for unskilled users; a few American soldiers drowned during World War II through rashly venturing into rough water before becoming practiced in the use of these kayaks.