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CAS 2019-0001-0168 | |
| Category | Watercraft | |
| Object Name | Kayak model | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1972 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Seal skin; Wood | |
| Description | Kayak model; Single-man kayak made from a segment of sea mammal skin that is tightly stretched over a wooden frame and sewn together with sinew; Both ends of kayak are identical, and bottom edges of both ends are lined with ivory strips; Black seal skin skirt surrounds the single cockpit; Miniature double oar, two spears, and two harpoon spears, all made of wood, are lashed to deck of kayak. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.3, Width = 4.6, Length = 26.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0149-0011A-H |  |
| Category | Watercraft | |
| Object Name | Kayak model with hunting tools | |
| Culture | Aleut | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Aleutian Islands area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. late 1800s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Sea mammal intestine; Cotton string; Paint; Commercial cloth; Sea lion whiskers; Leather | |
| Description | Model of Aleut style two-hole kayak, made with wooden slat frame including keelson, two stringers, gunwales, and numerous cross ribs, all lashed together black or white cotton string; Bow is bifurcated and stern is squared off; Single piece of gut is stretched over entire frame and sewn with string down center of upper deck; Carved wooden figure of hunter is positioned in first cockpit, and dressed in black cloth shirt, white muslin long-sleeved garment, and gut skin parka that is secured at his waist and around the cockpit’s coaming with a strip of dyed black and red sea mammal skin; Figure’s left hand is fashioned from leather; Figure also wears a carved and paintedhunter’s hat that is decorated with several sea lion whiskers; Hat is painted red with alternating bands of blue and black; Three cross straps made from string and used to secure paddles and other hunting tools are in place on the deck (one in front of first cockpit and two in front of second cockpit); Two red and black double-bladed oars rest on the deck, one in front of each cockpit, each kept on top of the kayak by a blue support; The hunter is holding an otter with his left arm; The otter is on its back with its forepaws raised to its face; A red stripe is painted around the otter’s neck; Accessory hunting tools not secured to kayak include three harpoon spears with ivory harpoon heads, one harpoon spear with wooden harpoon head, and a long gaff. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 12.5, Width = 5.8, Length = ca. 60.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0091-0042 |  |
| Category | Watercraft | |
| Object Name | Canoe model | |
| Culture | Athabascan | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Vicinity of Fort Egbert and Eagle City | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Bark; Leather | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = ca. 12.5, Width = 16.0, Length = 90.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1985-0009-0041 |  |
| Category | Watercraft | |
| Object Name | Canoe model | |
| Culture | Chippewa, Ojibwe | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada or USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Quebec, Ontario, Minnesota, Michigan | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Birch (Betula sp.) bark; Wood; Pitch | |
| Description | Canoe model constructed of single sheet of birch bark stretched over wooden framework of short cross-ribs and long wide splints laid on exterior of cross-ribs; Rim of canoe is reinforced with heavy wooden rod that is coil-wrapped to secure it and the outer bark sheet together; Width of canoe is maintained by 4 crossbars that are also lashed to rim; Both ends of the canoe are the same, tapering to narrowest point and rising slightly above the remainder of the canoe; Birch bark sheet on exterior is cut and scored in several places so it can be tightly held against contours of internal framework; Areas that are cut or scored are coated with black pitch. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 16.0, Width = 17.6, Length = 75.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1985-0009-0042 |  |
| Category | Watercraft | |
| Object Name | Canoe model | |
| Culture | Chippewa, Ojibwe | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Minnesota, Michigan | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Birch (Betula sp.) bark; Grass; Thread; Porcupine quills | |
| Description | Canoe model made from single sheet of birch bark that is cut to shape and folded in half to form canoe shape; ends and rim of canoe are reinforced with grass bundle that is held in place with widely spaced stitching of black thread; Each side of canoe is decorated with three short bars of two or three natural and dyed (red or purple) porcupine quills. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.9, Width = 5.3, Length = 18.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1988-0003-0001 |  |
| Category | Watercraft | |
| Object Name | Ship model | |
| Culture | Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920-1940 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Ivory: walrus tusk; Baleen; Wood; Metal nails | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 31.5, Width = 8.5, Length = 39.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1988-0003-0002 |  |
| Category | Watercraft | |
| Object Name | Ship model | |
| Culture | Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920-1940 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Ivory: walrus tusk; Baleen; Wood; Metal nails | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 24.5, Width = 9.0, Length = 32.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0059-0001A-L |  |
| Category | Carvings; Watercraft | |
| Object Name | Canoe model | |
| Culture | Filipino | |
| Global Region | Southeast Asia | |
| Country | Philippines | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Cloth | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = ca. 120.0, Width = 88.9, Length = 129.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0117-0001 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Watercraft | |
| Object Name | Canoe model | |
| Culture | Green River | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 16.5, Width = 16.6, Length = 61.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0519 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Watercraft | |
| Object Name | Canoe oar / paddle model | |
| Culture | Haida (?) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | British Columbia | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Northwest Coast | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint | |
| Description | Model of canoe paddle with wide, spatulate blade that tapers to a blunt point on distal end and tapers more gradually at proximal end, gradually blending into the extended handle which terminates at its proximal end in a short cylinder that is perpendicular to the handle; Blade of paddle is painted black and decorated on each face with pair of red lines that are painted across the width of the blade at its widest point. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.4, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 17.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0601-0014 |  |
| Category | Watercraft | |
| Object Name | Tule boat | |
| Culture | Highland Quechuan | |
| Global Region | South America | |
| Country | Bolivia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | Lake Titicaca | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Tule or bulrush (Scirpus acutus) stems; Bamboo; Other wood; Cordage | |
| Description | Boat made of bundles of reeds; Removable bamboo mast fits into hole carved out of center of boat; Rectangular sail of lashed tule stems attached to mast and is tethered to the boat; Top of mast has wooden commercial spool tied on; Cordage attached to top center of sail runs through the spool so that the sail may be raised by drawing the cordage through the spool, which acts as a pulley block. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 48.0, Width = 56.0, Length = 384.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2014-0001-0067 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Watercraft | |
| Object Name | Canoe oar / paddle | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Milne Bay Province: Massim District (?) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Trobriand Islands (?) | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1994 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Sago palm wood | |
| Description | Canoe paddle carved from single piece of sago palm wood; Cylindrical handle accounts for slightly less than half the total length and is undecorated except for proximal end which has a circular perforation and several lateral notches; Distal end of handle greatly expands in width to form the relatively flat, leaf-shaped blade of the paddle, which is carved on both faces in low relief with a face, accentuated by numerous geometric shapes above and below the face. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 10.7, Thickness = 3.0, Length = 132.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0481-0004 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Watercraft | |
| Object Name | Outrigger canoe model | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | Southeastern Coast at Milne Bay | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood: balsa; Bamboo; String | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 7.5, Width = 5.8, Length = 46.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0481-0005 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Watercraft | |
| Object Name | Outrigger canoe model | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | Southeastern Coast at Milne Bay | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood: balsa; Bamboo; String | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 7.0, Width = 4.8, Length = 51.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0481-0003A,B |  |
| Category | Carvings; Watercraft | |
| Object Name | Outrigger canoe model with sail | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | Southeastern Coast at Milne Bay | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; String; Nails; Plant fiber | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = ca. 28.0, Width = 3.9, Length = 36.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1994-0009-0005 |  |
| Category | Watercraft | |
| Object Name | Canoe oar / paddle | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | Ceremonial paddle with proximal end of handle being carved in the likeness of a crocodile head; The distal end of the handle has a carved band; The proximal end of the paddle blade is carved on one side with the distal end being blank, the back of the blade is blank. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 36.5, Thickness = 6.1, Length = 297.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1994-0009-0006 |  |
| Category | Watercraft | |
| Object Name | Canoe oar / paddle | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | Ceremonial paddle with the proximal end of the handle being carved; The blade has two bands of carving with a blank band in between and a blank area at the distal end. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 23.5, Thickness = 6.0, Length = 275.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1994-0009-0001 |  |
| Category | Watercraft | |
| Object Name | Canoe prow | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | Canoe prow carved in shape of crocodile head with bird on top of it and ancestor mask behind, carved band on both sides at the gunwale. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 77.5, Width = 33.4, Length = 183.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1994-0009-0002 |  |
| Category | Watercraft | |
| Object Name | Canoe prow | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 24.5, Width = 28.0, Length = 76.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1994-0009-0003 |  |
| Category | Watercraft | |
| Object Name | Canoe prow | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 32.0, Depth = 19.0, Length = 104.0 | |
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