Object class: Baskets by technique / Culture or time period: Alaskan Eskimo / Loans: S1990-1991 #23: Blackhawk Museums (March 20, 1991–August 16, 1994) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object class Baskets by technique Culture or time period Alaskan Eskimo Loans S1990-1991 #23: Blackhawk Museums (March 20, 1991–August 16, 1994)

Hearst Museum object titled Umiak model, accession number 2-19148, described as Wood frame with rawhide cover. The prow and sides are decorated with red worsted. Red, blue and white cotton threads are plaited together and sewn to prow. Seal whiskers also used. 11 figures in boat holding paddles or weapons, wearing sealskin parkas and wood hats variously decorated with red and blue paint in abstract designs. 9 paddles, two of which are broken.