THE EUROPEAN WHALERS
Between 1670 and 1750, around 100-200 ships a year sailed from Europe to the Disko Bay.
They were particularly interested in the fat blubber layer of the bowhead whale. They brought the blubber home where it was melted and used for lighting the streets of cities.
The whalers traded furs, walrus and narwhal tusks and food from the Inuit.
In exchange Inuit got glass beads, copper pans, felt hats, sewing needles, and cotton trousers.
What did the Europeans buy from the Inuit?
Write or draw you list:
What did the Inuit buy from the Europeans?
Write or draw your list:
In 17th century Europe, baroque was fashion.
The colourful glass beads became fashion in Greenland.
What is the construction around the woman made of?
The girls in the picture are wearing national dresses. Do you know other countries where national dresses are used?
Music is a language everyone understands.
The Greenlandic polka kalattuut was inspired by the European polka.
Between 1670 and 1750, around 100-200 ships a year sailed from Europe to the Disko Bay.
They were particularly interested in the fat blubber layer of the bowhead whale. They brought the blubber home where it was melted and used for lighting the streets of cities.
The whalers traded furs, walrus and narwhal tusks and food from the Inuit.
In exchange Inuit got glass beads, copper pans, felt hats, sewing needles, and cotton trousers.
What did the Europeans buy from the Inuit?
Write or draw you list:
What did the Inuit buy from the Europeans?
Write or draw your list:
In 17th century Europe, baroque was fashion.
The colourful glass beads became fashion in Greenland.
What is the construction around the woman made of?
The girls in the picture are wearing national dresses. Do you know other countries where national dresses are used?
Music is a language everyone understands.
The Greenlandic polka kalattuut was inspired by the European polka.
