Kayak model

Museum number:
2-4569
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020004569
Alternate number:
x-715 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
2-hatch. Wood frame, rawhide cover. 2 human figures wearing hats painted bright blue and red and wearing sealskin parkas. 15 fixtures including weapons and paddles painted bright red and blue.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Unalaska, Unalaska Island, Fox Islands
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Aleutian Islands; Unalaska
Culture or time period:
Aleut
Collector:
François L. A. Pioche
Collection date:
1898
Materials:
Intestine (collagenous material), Lead (metal), Paint (coating), and Trachea
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:
for sale or gift.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 58 centimeters
Comment:
References: cf. Adney & Chapelle, p. 196, fig. 178 for Unalaskan Aleut. kayak.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Kayak model, accession number 2-4569, described as 2-hatch. Wood frame, rawhide cover. 2 human figures wearing hats painted bright blue and red and wearing sealskin parkas. 15 fixtures including weapons and paddles painted bright red and blue.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Kayak model, accession number 2-4569, described as 2-hatch. Wood frame, rawhide cover. 2 human figures wearing hats painted bright blue and red and wearing sealskin parkas. 15 fixtures including weapons and paddles painted bright red and blue.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Kayak model, accession number 2-4569, described as 2-hatch. Wood frame, rawhide cover. 2 human figures wearing hats painted bright blue and red and wearing sealskin parkas. 15 fixtures including weapons and paddles painted bright red and blue.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Kayak model, accession number 2-4569, described as 2-hatch. Wood frame, rawhide cover. 2 human figures wearing hats painted bright blue and red and wearing sealskin parkas. 15 fixtures including weapons and paddles painted bright red and blue.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Kayak model, accession number 2-4569, described as 2-hatch. Wood frame, rawhide cover. 2 human figures wearing hats painted bright blue and red and wearing sealskin parkas. 15 fixtures including weapons and paddles painted bright red and blue.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Kayak model, accession number 2-4569, described as 2-hatch. Wood frame, rawhide cover. 2 human figures wearing hats painted bright blue and red and wearing sealskin parkas. 15 fixtures including weapons and paddles painted bright red and blue.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Kayak model, accession number 2-4569, described as 2-hatch. Wood frame, rawhide cover. 2 human figures wearing hats painted bright blue and red and wearing sealskin parkas. 15 fixtures including weapons and paddles painted bright red and blue.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Kayak model, accession number 2-4569, described as 2-hatch. Wood frame, rawhide cover. 2 human figures wearing hats painted bright blue and red and wearing sealskin parkas. 15 fixtures including weapons and paddles painted bright red and blue.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Kayak model, accession number 2-4569, described as 2-hatch. Wood frame, rawhide cover. 2 human figures wearing hats painted bright blue and red and wearing sealskin parkas. 15 fixtures including weapons and paddles painted bright red and blue.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Kayak model, accession number 2-4569, described as 2-hatch. Wood frame, rawhide cover. 2 human figures wearing hats painted bright blue and red and wearing sealskin parkas. 15 fixtures including weapons and paddles painted bright red and blue.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Kayak model, accession number 2-4569, described as 2-hatch. Wood frame, rawhide cover. 2 human figures wearing hats painted bright blue and red and wearing sealskin parkas. 15 fixtures including weapons and paddles painted bright red and blue.

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