Kayak

Museum number:
2-62061
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020062061
Accession number:
Acc.3462
Description:
Kayak; skin-covered kayak with damaged hull; large circular hole at bow, projecting handgrip at stern. Wooden frame with skin cover of walrus or seal hide. As Larry Dawson and others recall (1979) the kayak was made on Nunivak Island but was bought on the mainland where it had been in use. The donors left it outdoors here in the Bay Area where it deteriorated and warped out of shape.
Donor:
unknown
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Nunivak Island Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Taxon:
Odobenus rosmarus
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Kayaks
Function:
1.4 Transportation
Context of use:
As Larry Dawson and others recall (1979) the kayak was made on Nunivak Island but was bought on the mainland where it had been in use. The donors left it outdoors here in the Bay Area where it deteriorated and warped out of shape.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 4.81 meters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Kayak, accession number 2-62061, described as Kayak; skin-covered kayak with damaged hull; large circular hole at bow, projecting handgrip at stern. Wooden frame with skin cover of walrus or seal hide. As Larry Dawson and others recall (1979) the kayak was made on Nunivak Island but was bought on the mainland where it had been in use. The donors left it outdoors here in the Bay Area where it deteriorated and warped out of shape.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Kayak, accession number 2-62061, described as Kayak; skin-covered kayak with damaged hull; large circular hole at bow, projecting handgrip at stern. Wooden frame with skin cover of walrus or seal hide. As Larry Dawson and others recall (1979) the kayak was made on Nunivak Island but was bought on the mainland where it had been in use. The donors left it outdoors here in the Bay Area where it deteriorated and warped out of shape.

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