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Model Kayak

MOA: University of British Columbia

2978/114 a-b

Model kayak. A small wooden figure sits inside the cockpit, clothed in a blue parka with hood. The face is carved wood and wooden arms are outstretched to the front. A seal float carved of wood sits in front of the figure. A harpoon of wood and ivory (?) is attached to the kayak on his left, with a snowshoe tied to the boat behind. The kayak itself is made of wood and covered with a dark brown skin. Small ivory (?) floats are attached to the boat at front, back and around the cockpit.

  • Type of Item kayak
  • Culture Inuit
  • Material wood, seal skin, fibre, bone
  • Measurements height 8.0 cm, width 6.0 cm, depth 27.5 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Gary Dillabaugh, Janet Dillabaugh
  • Received from Gary Dillabaugh, Janet Dillabaugh
  • Made in Alaska
  • Creation Date between 1800 and 1900
  • Collection Date during 1995
  • Ownership Date before October 22, 2012
  • Acquisition Date on October 22, 2012
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 2978/0114 a-b

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