Object name: Umiak model / Object class: Vehicles (transportation) / Culture or time period: Koniag - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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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.