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Object Number
99-12-10/52927.1
Display Title
Kayak frame - Fragments
Descriptions
Object Description
Kayak frame (THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED DURING THE WATERCRAFT RESTORAGE PROJECT, 9/2000):
Kayak framework made of wood (there is no skin covering or portal). Wood ribs/struts and rails are joined and lashed together with sinew. There are pieces of textile inserted into the mortises of the rails; these pieces of textile appear to be used to tighten the fit between the rib/strut ends and the mortises in which they are inserted.
On the interior of the framework on the starboard side, amidships, there is a small wooden awl-like tool and a piece of cloth which serves to hold the awl-like tool in place.
The catalog # (95297) is written in red on the curved piece of wood, amidships (which appears to serve as a support for skin decking).
Inventory Description
Kayak fragments, one curved brace or cross-member, one fragment of cloth, one fragment of twisted plant fiber
Classification
- Kayak
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1899
Culture
- Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials
Wood , Cloth , Plant fiber
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of largest fragment (brace)): 55.5 × 7.2 × 3 cm (21 7/8 × 2 13/16 × 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity
4
Label on object
52927.1
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance
Boston Museum
Donor
David P. Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99-12-10/52927 | Kayak frame |
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