Kayak model

Museum number:
2-5909
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020005909
Alternate number:
x-2102 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Toy kayak model with hunter in cockpit. Bow in hunter's left arm. Kayak is walrus ivory. Sinew bowstring. Kayak is Nunivak Island type.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Nunivak Island, Bethel Census Area, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Nunivak Island
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
1898
Taxon:
Odobenus rosmarus
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Kayaks and Models (concepts)
Function:
1.4 Transportation and 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
Probably child's toy but may be model.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 16.8 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Kayak model, accession number 2-5909, described as Toy kayak model with hunter in cockpit. Bow in hunter's left arm. Kayak is walrus ivory. Sinew bowstring. Kayak is Nunivak Island type.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Kayak model, accession number 2-5909, described as Toy kayak model with hunter in cockpit. Bow in hunter's left arm. Kayak is walrus ivory. Sinew bowstring. Kayak is Nunivak Island type.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Kayak model, accession number 2-5909, described as Toy kayak model with hunter in cockpit. Bow in hunter's left arm. Kayak is walrus ivory. Sinew bowstring. Kayak is Nunivak Island type.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Kayak model, accession number 2-5909, described as Toy kayak model with hunter in cockpit. Bow in hunter's left arm. Kayak is walrus ivory. Sinew bowstring. Kayak is Nunivak Island type.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Kayak model, accession number 2-5909, described as Toy kayak model with hunter in cockpit. Bow in hunter's left arm. Kayak is walrus ivory. Sinew bowstring. Kayak is Nunivak Island type.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Kayak model, accession number 2-5909, described as Toy kayak model with hunter in cockpit. Bow in hunter's left arm. Kayak is walrus ivory. Sinew bowstring. Kayak is Nunivak Island type.

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