Kayak model with figure

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Object Details

Culture/People

Iñupiaq [Kinugumiut/Kingegan/Cape Prince of Wales]

Previous owner

Ye Olde Curiosity Shop

Seller

Ye Olde Curiosity Shop

Seller agent

Joseph E. Standley (J. E. Standley), Non-Indian, 1854-1940

Presenter/funding source

James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928

Collection History

Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in 1916 from Ye Olde Curiosity Shop (Seattle, Washington), which was owned and operated by James E. Standley (1854-1940), using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).

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Date created

circa 1900

Catalog Number

5/3610

Barcode

053610.000

Object Type

Watercraft and accessories

Object Name

Kayak model with figure

Media/Materials

Wood, sealskin/fur, seal gut/intestines, animal bone, ivory, paint, sinew

Techniques

Carved, stretched, sewn, painted

Dimensions

53 x 10 x 15 cm

Place

Cape Prince of Wales; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items

Iñupiaq [Kinugumiut/Kingegan/Cape Prince of Wales]

Watercraft and accessories

On View

NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Arctic & Subarctic

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws671952c0d-f791-4c72-85cb-153b7c44e979

Record ID

NMAI_57928