Kayak model

Museum number:
2-4563
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
x-709 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
3-hatch, wood frame, gut cover, painted red with 3 human figures all wearing sealskin parkas and hats of wood, but each hat distinct with painted red, blue, white and black geometric design. Figure in center wears traditional hunting hat.
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:
Intestine (collagenous material) and Lead (metal)
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:
Model bidarka for sale.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 60 centimeters
Comment:
References: cf. Adney & Chapelle, p. 196, fig. 198 attr. based on crosspiece nr. stern., fig. in middle hatch wears hunting hat similar to Collins, p. 50, fig. 63. Conservation: 50/50 solution on wood and gut October 1986.
Loans:
S1962-1963 #61: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Vincent Evans (June 24, 1963–June 24, 1963) and S1983-1984 #52: Oakland Museum of California (May 9, 1984–September 7, 1984)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 7 titled Kayak model, accession number 2-4563, described as 3-hatch, wood frame, gut cover, painted red with 3 human figures all wearing sealskin parkas and hats of wood, but each hat distinct with painted red, blue, white and black geometric design. Figure in center wears traditional hunting hat.Hearst Museum object 2 of 7 titled Kayak model, accession number 2-4563, described as 3-hatch, wood frame, gut cover, painted red with 3 human figures all wearing sealskin parkas and hats of wood, but each hat distinct with painted red, blue, white and black geometric design. Figure in center wears traditional hunting hat.Hearst Museum object 3 of 7 titled Kayak model, accession number 2-4563, described as 3-hatch, wood frame, gut cover, painted red with 3 human figures all wearing sealskin parkas and hats of wood, but each hat distinct with painted red, blue, white and black geometric design. Figure in center wears traditional hunting hat.Hearst Museum object 4 of 7 titled Kayak model, accession number 2-4563, described as 3-hatch, wood frame, gut cover, painted red with 3 human figures all wearing sealskin parkas and hats of wood, but each hat distinct with painted red, blue, white and black geometric design. Figure in center wears traditional hunting hat.Hearst Museum object 5 of 7 titled Kayak model, accession number 2-4563, described as 3-hatch, wood frame, gut cover, painted red with 3 human figures all wearing sealskin parkas and hats of wood, but each hat distinct with painted red, blue, white and black geometric design. Figure in center wears traditional hunting hat.Hearst Museum object 6 of 7 titled Kayak model, accession number 2-4563, described as 3-hatch, wood frame, gut cover, painted red with 3 human figures all wearing sealskin parkas and hats of wood, but each hat distinct with painted red, blue, white and black geometric design. Figure in center wears traditional hunting hat.Hearst Museum object 7 of 7 titled Kayak model, accession number 2-4563, described as 3-hatch, wood frame, gut cover, painted red with 3 human figures all wearing sealskin parkas and hats of wood, but each hat distinct with painted red, blue, white and black geometric design. Figure in center wears traditional hunting hat.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Kayak model, accession number 2-4563, described as 3-hatch, wood frame, gut cover, painted red with 3 human figures all wearing sealskin parkas and hats of wood, but each hat distinct with painted red, blue, white and black geometric design. Figure in center wears traditional hunting hat.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Kayak model, accession number 2-4563, described as 3-hatch, wood frame, gut cover, painted red with 3 human figures all wearing sealskin parkas and hats of wood, but each hat distinct with painted red, blue, white and black geometric design. Figure in center wears traditional hunting hat.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Kayak model, accession number 2-4563, described as 3-hatch, wood frame, gut cover, painted red with 3 human figures all wearing sealskin parkas and hats of wood, but each hat distinct with painted red, blue, white and black geometric design. Figure in center wears traditional hunting hat.

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