Wood frame. Rawhide cover with 2 human figures wearing peaked wood hats. Peaks painted red and blue in abstract design. Also wearing sealskin parkas. Fixtures include 2 paddles and one spear.
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:
unknown
Collection date:
1898
Materials:
Lead (metal) 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 56 centimeters
Comment:
References: cf. Adney & Chapelle, p. 196-7, fig. 178; attr. based on crosspiece nr. stern.