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Object Number 46-78-10/28052
Display Title Miniature "umiak" of wooden frame w/ skin covering, red & black lines as border.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Umiak
Object Description Miniature "umiak" of wooden frame with skin covering red and black lines as border
Inventory Description Model boat, hide over wood frame, red/blk pigmt. decoration, flat bottom, shallo
Classification
  • Art 3-D
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Western Arctic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Dimensions Overall: 49.9 x 17.7 x 11.6 cm (19 5/8 x 6 15/16 x 4 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-78-10/28052
Provenance
Collector Mr. Ernest T. Jackson (01/01/1880-01/01/1900)
Donor Mr. Patrick T. Jackson (November, 27, 1946)

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