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chained_bear commented on the word nuksuk
"Heimo finally succeeded in hooking and retrieving the seal, a 140-pound young hair seal—nuksuk. Heimo learned from Herman that traditionally a hunter who'd killed a seal would melt ice in his mouth and put his mouth to the seal's to give it a drink of water."
—James Campbell, The Final Frontiersman (New York and London: Atria Books, 2004), 95
September 17, 2008
bilby commented on the word nuksuk
I wonder why a dead seal would need a drink of water.
September 17, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word nuksuk
I imagine it has to do with being thankful for the food it provides.
September 17, 2008
bilby commented on the word nuksuk
Mmm, could be. Certainly has spiritual/religious overtones.
September 17, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word nuksuk
The book is about subsistence hunting, and Herman is a St. Lawrence Islander (Yupik).
September 17, 2008