Object name: Kayak model / Donor: Phoebe Apperson Hearst / Culture or time period: North American cultures - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Kayak model, accession number 2-2090, described as Single hatch, wood frame, rawhide cover. 1 wood float, zoomorphic shape; 1 mat of slated wood; 1 ivory tipped spear; 1 spear without foreshaft; 4 ivory harpoon rests attached to deck by rawhide thongs. Small hole in bow of kayak is King Island feature, however, all other elements indicate Norton Sound.

Hearst Museum object titled Kayak model, accession number 2-2084, described as Single hatch, in Aleut íqyax’, wood frame, rawhide cover. 4 ivory rests looped through thongs attached to forward deck; 2 bone pieces used to strengthen scarphs in manhole rim; 1 spear thrower, ivory with 2 lines incised and darkened with red paint on one side; 1 wood float, zoomorphic shape with features painted red and feathered tail attached; 1 boat hook with bone spur; 1 mat, slated wood; 2 double bladed paddles; 1 harpoon with ivory foreshaft; 1 spear with metal blade. 1 paddle single blade.

Hearst Museum object titled Kayak model, accession number 2-2080, described as Single hatch, wood frame, rawhide cover. 1 double bladed paddle, blades painted red; 1 single bladed paddle with crossbar handle, blade painted red with red bands on shaft; 4 harpoons with ivory foreshafts and barbed points and sinew lines, 2 red bands on shafts; on foredeck of kayak are 4 bone harpoon rests attached by rawhide thongs.

Hearst Museum object titled Kayak model, accession number 2-2769a-p, described as (a) Kayak model, 2-hatch, wood frame with rawhide cover decorated with red and blue paint in geometric pattern. (b-c) 2 men fishing, from kayak of wood, wearing sealskin parkas and peaked wooden hats. (d-p) 13 fixtures including paddles and spears.