Boat model, paddles, and harpoon

Museum number:
2-69114a-g
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210269114a@2dg
Alternate number:
0088 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4555
Description:
a) Boat model; hide lashed to and stretched over gunwales, keel, and ribs; no deck; runners lashed to bottom for land hauling. b-f) Paddles, made of wood. g) Harpoon with toggle point. Materials include ivory, bone, and cotton twine. Finely crafted model; well sanded.
Donor:
Valene Smith McIntyre
Collection place:
Western Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Western Alaska
Culture or time period:
Eskimo
Collector:
Valene Smith McIntyre
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Boats and Models (concepts)
Function:
1.4 Transportation
Context of use:
Probably made for tourist trade.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
a)— 20.8 centimeters, a)— 18 centimeters, a)— length 66 centimeters, and a)— width 19.5 centimeters
Comment:
Native name: "Umiak
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Boat model, paddles, and harpoon, accession number 2-69114a-g, described as a) Boat model; hide lashed to and stretched over gunwales, keel, and ribs; no deck; runners lashed to bottom for land hauling. b-f) Paddles, made of wood. g) Harpoon with toggle point. Materials include ivory, bone, and cotton twine. Finely crafted model; well sanded.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Boat model, paddles, and harpoon, accession number 2-69114a-g, described as a) Boat model; hide lashed to and stretched over gunwales, keel, and ribs; no deck; runners lashed to bottom for land hauling. b-f) Paddles, made of wood. g) Harpoon with toggle point. Materials include ivory, bone, and cotton twine. Finely crafted model; well sanded.

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