Kayak model

Museum number:
2-14235
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020014235
Accession number:
Acc.673
Description:
2-hole; painted red with red, white and blue cotton threads decorating the deck; 2 figures of wood wearing sealskin parkas; 5 fixtures including paddles and weapons. Rawhide cover.
Donor:
Frederick J. Moller
Collection place:
Unalaska, Unalaska Island, Fox Islands
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Aleutian Islands; Unalaska
Culture or time period:
Aleut
Collector:
Annie Moller
Collection date:
unknown
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:
1932
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 51 centimeters
Comment:
References: cf. Adney & Chapelle, fig. 178, p. 196-7 for Unalaska kayak.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Kayak model, accession number 2-14235, described as 2-hole; painted red with red, white and blue cotton threads decorating the deck; 2 figures of wood wearing sealskin parkas; 5 fixtures including paddles and weapons. Rawhide cover.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Kayak model, accession number 2-14235, described as 2-hole; painted red with red, white and blue cotton threads decorating the deck; 2 figures of wood wearing sealskin parkas; 5 fixtures including paddles and weapons. Rawhide cover.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Kayak model, accession number 2-14235, described as 2-hole; painted red with red, white and blue cotton threads decorating the deck; 2 figures of wood wearing sealskin parkas; 5 fixtures including paddles and weapons. Rawhide cover.

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