Kayak model

Museum number:
2-48555
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020048555
Accession number:
Acc.2644
Description:
Kayak model with carved Eskimo, spear, and inflated float. Ivory.
Donor:
Estate of Hortense Powdermaker
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Hortense Powdermaker
Collection date:
1970
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Kayaks and Models (concepts)
Accession date:
June 1970
Context of use:
Tourist novelty.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 12.5 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Kayak model, accession number 2-48555, described as Kayak model with carved Eskimo, spear, and inflated float. Ivory.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Kayak model, accession number 2-48555, described as Kayak model with carved Eskimo, spear, and inflated float. Ivory.

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