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Hearst Museum object titled Kayak, accession number 2-1674, described as Full sized kayak. Culture Fide John D. Heath as Eskimo of Norton Sound.
Hearst Museum object titled Kayak model, accession number 2-19144a-h, described as (a) Kayak model. Wood frame, rawhide cover, 4 ivory harpoon rests on deck. (b, c, d, f, g) 5 harpoons with ivory foreshafts and points with rawhide lines attached to deck. (e) 1 spear with ivory point. (h) Model floatboard with harpoon, sealskin float and rawhide line attached.
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 2-2075, described as Wood frame, rawhide cover, single hatch, in Aleut an íqyax’. 2 pieces of bone are used to strengthen scarphs in manhole rim. Fixtures include: 1 wood float with zoomorphic shape, details in red paint; 1 boat hook with wood hook; 1 boat hook with ivory hook; 1 mat with wood slats; 1 double bladed paddle; 2 single bladed paddles with crossbar handles and red painted geometric design; 2 harpoons with ivory foreshaft and point; 1 spear with black painted point; 1 harpoon with flint tip in ivory point.
Hearst Museum object titled Kayak model, accession number 2-2077a-g, described as (a) Kayak, wood frame with rawhide cover. (b) Spear with float line and board attached with zoomorphic ivory foreshaft. (c) Spear with float line and board attached with ivory foreshaft and point with metal tip. (d, e) Two spears with ivory foreshafts and points. (f) Spear with metal point missing. (g) Spear with metal point; wood on fixtures painted red.
Hearst Museum object titled Kayak model, accession number 2-2074, described as Single hatch, wood frame, rawhide cover. 4 ivory rests fastened to deck with rawhide. Fixtures include: 2 paddles, single blade, with geometric design in red paint; 1 wooden float; 2 harpoons with ivory foreshafts, points, and sinew lines, both attached to float lines with boards; 3 mats of wood slats, possibly used as seats in manholes.
Hearst Museum object titled Kayak model, accession number 2-2076, described as Single hatch, in Aleut an íqyax’, wood frame, rawhide cover. 4 bone rests fastened to deck with rawhide. Fixtures include: 1 wood float with zoomorphic shape with eyes, tail, and stripe indicated with red paint; 1 wood slated mat, ends painted red; 2 spears with blades painted black; 4 paddles, single bladed with crossbar handles, 3 with geometric design in red paint, 4th blade painted black; 1 boat hook.
Hearst Museum object titled Kayak model, accession number 2-2092, described as Single hatch, wood frame, rawhide cover. 8 fixtures include: harpoon with ivory point and foreshaft, metal tip, rawhide line; 2 spears with metal tips and sinew line; 1 paddle decorated with red painted geometric design, crossbar handle; harpoon with ivory foreshaft and barbed ivory point and mat of wood slats.

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