Objects
Model of a two-hatched kayak. 19th century
Model of a two-hatched kayak. 19th century
Number
МАЭ № 7401-5
Title
Model of a two-hatched kayak
Ethnicity
Kodiak Eskimos
Date
19th century
Collectors-person
Unknown
Material
wood, paint, leather, intestine, sinew, baleen, cotton thread, woolen thread, cloth, beads
Dimensions
length 57.5 cm, width 9 cm, height with figures 9.5 cm, height of the hull 5.1 cm, height of the nose 7 cm
Annotation
There is a painted board located between the forward hatch and the nose of this model kayak. It is used to secure harpoons and other weapons used for sea hunting to the surface of the kayak. One of the sides of the board is carved to resemble the head of a cormorant.
Corpus
Ethnography of America
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