Kayak model with two manholes; wooden frame (painted red) covered with gut skin; manned with two men; their hats are missing; on the deck, weapons, paddles & rails. The men wear waterproof parkas and kayak-aprons.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Aleut; Aleut
Culture or time period:
Aleut
Materials:
Intestine (collagenous material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Kayaks and Models (concepts)
Function:
1.4 Transportation and 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions