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CAS 0036-0018A-E   CAS 0036-0018A-E; Kayak model (5 pieces)
Category Watercraft
Object Name Kayak model (5 pieces)
Culture Point Barrow Eskimo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County North Slope
Other Geographic Data Point Barrow region
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Seal skin (?); Wood; Ivory; Seal skin; Baleen; Sinew
Description Single-man kayak made of a wooden frame covered with stretched hide; Both ends of kayak are capped with small ivory knobs and under edges of both ends are lined with ivory strips; Three types of harpoon spears are lashed to deck of kayak under seal skin lashings with ivory toggles.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 8.6, Width = 8.7, Length = 91.0