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Dog Team

A team of dogs, which pull a qamutik behind them. They are working dogs driven by their owner. Eskimo dogs are strong and have great stamina. While semi-nomadic, Inuit used to haul most of their goods and weapons on the small qamutik (dogsled).

Related Items: Arctic Char . Arctic Tern . Bearded Seal . Beluga . Captain Comer's Ship . Dogsled . Dog Team . Polar Bear . Ringed Seal . Walrus .

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