Kayak model

Museum number:
2-5916
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020005916
Alternate number:
x-2109 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Carved ivory. Man missing, weapons and paddles in low relief on deck. Geometric incised design on both sides of kayak.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Kodiak Island, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Kodiak district; Kodiak Island
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo and Koniag
Collector:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Kayaks and Models (concepts)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
2-5912
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 14.8 centimeters
Comment:
References: cf. Adney & Chapelle, p. 196-7, fig. 177 for Kodiak Is. kayak.
Loans:
S1964-1965 #9: University of California, Davis (September 3, 1964–January 1965)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Kayak model, accession number 2-5916, described as Carved ivory. Man missing, weapons and paddles in low relief on deck. Geometric incised design on both sides of kayak.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Kayak model, accession number 2-5916, described as Carved ivory. Man missing, weapons and paddles in low relief on deck. Geometric incised design on both sides of kayak.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Kayak model, accession number 2-5916, described as Carved ivory. Man missing, weapons and paddles in low relief on deck. Geometric incised design on both sides of kayak.

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