Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0149-0017 | |
| Category | Watercraft | |
| Object Name | Kayak model | |
| Culture | Pacific Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Kodiak Island or Prince William Sound areas | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. late 1800s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Sea mammal gut; Yarn; Feathers | |
| Description | Model of Pacific Eskimo style three-hole kayak, built with a wooden slat frame including the keelson, two stringers, gunwales, and numerous cross-ribs, all lashed together with cotton string; Bow is bifurcated and slightly upturned, while stern is squared off; Entire frame is covered with two tubular pieces of gut which are stretched over either end of the kayak and their overlapping edges sewn with cotton string; Four cross straps of blue string for securing paddles and other hunting equipment are in place on the kayak’s deck, including two in front of the first cockpit and one each in front of the second and third cockpits; At points in front of each cockpit along the gunwales and on both the bow and stern are secured bits of red yarn and/or blue string, possibly representing bits of sea lion whiskers that were sometimes attached to full-sized kayaks; Also secured along each side of kayak is length of white cotton thread, sewn in zigzag pattern between additional tufts of red and blue yarn. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.4, Width = 7.8, Length = 53.5 | |