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Object Number
77-13-10/11257
Display Title
Kayak model, 3-hole "baidarka"
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Bydarkie
Object Description
Kayak model, 3-hole baidarka. Trade item. Possibly developed during Russian period. All hunting gear and paddles are included.
Inventory Description
Model of kayak with three men, each wearing visors and each in a hatch, upturned bifurcated prow, the lead figure is paddling, the middle figure has is poised to throw a spear, the kayak skin has separated at center
Classification
- Model
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Alutiiq?
- Pacific Eskimo
- Aleut?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
Aleutian Islands
Dimensions
Overall: 77.5 × 17 × 7.8 cm (30 1/2 × 6 11/16 × 3 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
11.257; 77-13-10/11257
Provenance
Collector
William J. McIntyre
(1876)
Seller
William J. McIntyre
(02/24/1877)
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