Object class: Vehicles (transportation) / Object type: ethnography / Culture or time period: Alaskan Eskimo - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Boat model, accession number 2-4570, described as Model of open skin boat (umiak) with red painted wood frame. 14 rowers inside wearing sealskin parkas and wood hats of various styles. Painted using yellow, white, red and black pigments. Fixtures include 10 paddles and one bow. Replica of liquor flask (black) is inside boat. skin-covered open boat with hunting crew = 12 paddles, 1 steerer (captain with whaler's hat), 1 hunter at the bow with bow & arrow.

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, accession number 2-6348, described as Kayak made of skin. One hatch, wooden frame covered with skin; small hole in stern.

Hearst Museum object titled Kayak, accession number 2-1674.2, described as Full sized kayak. Culture Fide John D. Heath as Eskimo of Norton Sound.

Hearst Museum object titled Kayak, accession number 2-9202, described as Made of skin. Iron projectile point (2-41064) found under wood plate on left side of cockpit 5-26-67.

Hearst Museum object titled Kayak, accession number 2-3001, described as Wood framework bound with sinews from the spine of the reindeer. The outer covering is bull walrus sealskin. Paddle 2-3003 probably belongs to this kayak. "They do their hunting and fishing in these boats and frail as they look will stand quite rough water when handled by them. This was just finished and made its maiden trip to the ship when I bought it.

Hearst Museum object titled Kayak frame, accession number 2-65939, described as Kayak frame; wood secured with twine, remains of canvas cover. Copper nails along rim for attachment of canvas. Bow has hole, stern has split protrusion. Originally skin-covered; skin replaced by canvas by donor's father.