Model of wooden shed raised on poles. Gable roof made of birch bark; vertical planks on ends, horizontal planks on sides; square plank suspended from horizontal pole across one end; corner poles rising above ridge of roof with cross pieces for fish drying.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Birch bark (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Models (representations) and Sheds (storage structures)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
Food storage shed.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 40 centimeters
Loans:
S1971-1972 #6: Department of Anthropology (Stanford Univ.)/Robert L. Hoover (July 14, 1971–July 26, 1971)