Model kayak. Thin pieces of bent wood tied together with sinew make a rigid interior frame that is covered with a single piece of stretched hide, sewn together along the top of the kayak. Two harpoons (?) with wood handles attached by sinew to bone heads are held to the model in front of the cockpit, strapped in place by two thin, horizontal deck lines of hide. A carved piece of bone is positioned directly in front of the cockpit. Two holes have been bored through its base, which hold the deck lines in place.

• Narrative

  Collected by Alan Deacon between 1936 and 1940 at Coppermine.

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• Type of Item kayak
• Culture Inuinnait
• Material seal skin, wood, sinew, bone
• Measurements height 16.5 cm, width 95.0 cm, depth 14.5 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Joy Eastman
• Received from Joy Eastman

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• Made in Coppermine, Kugluktuk

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• Creation Date before 1940
• Ownership Date before May 8, 2014
• Acquisition Date on May 8, 2014

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• Condition good
• Accession Number 3058/0001