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Metasphere chamber

Inuit Relief Map

Provided by the Greenland National Museum and Archives

Ammassalik wooden maps are carved, tactile maps of the Greenland coastlines. Carved by a native of Umivik named Kunit in the 1800s. Wooden maps provide a tactile guide under moonlight for fishermen to navigate the coastline. Should their kayaks capsize, the maps could float.

  • Material

    Sapphire and Platinum