Kayak model

Museum number:
2-2087
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.46
Description:
One hatch, wood frame, rawhide cover. 1 double blade paddle with black paint in geometric design; 1 single bladed paddle with crossbar handle and geometric design in black paint; one spear thrower, wood, painted red.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Norton Sound, Nome Borough, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Norton Sound Eskimo
Collector:
Charles L. Hall
Collection date:
ca. 1875
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Kayaks and Models (concepts)
Function:
1.4 Transportation
Accession date:
August 12, 1902
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 87 centimeters
Comment:
References: cf. Adney and Chapelle, p. 200 and fig. 128 for Norton Sound kayaks.
Loans:
S1961-1962 #84: Mt. Diablo Unified School District/William Gripp (June 21, 1962–July 27, 1962)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Kayak model, accession number 2-2087, described as One hatch, wood frame, rawhide cover. 1 double blade paddle with black paint in geometric design; 1 single bladed paddle with crossbar handle and geometric design in black paint; one spear thrower, wood, painted red.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Kayak model, accession number 2-2087, described as One hatch, wood frame, rawhide cover. 1 double blade paddle with black paint in geometric design; 1 single bladed paddle with crossbar handle and geometric design in black paint; one spear thrower, wood, painted red.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Kayak model, accession number 2-2087, described as One hatch, wood frame, rawhide cover. 1 double blade paddle with black paint in geometric design; 1 single bladed paddle with crossbar handle and geometric design in black paint; one spear thrower, wood, painted red.

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