Single hatch, wood frame, rawhide cover. 1 double bladed paddle. 3 single bladed paddles with crossbar handles, 1 thin single bladed paddle with blade painted black. 1 mat of wood slats. All fixtures have geometric design in red paint. Kayak has tear in one side of prow.
Donor:
Harry Marcus Weston Edmonds
Collection place:
Norton Sound, Nome Borough, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Norton Sound Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Kayaks and Models (concepts)
Function:
1.4 Transportation
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 61 centimeters
Comment:
References: cf. Adney and Chapelle, p. 198, fig. 182 for Norton Sound kayaks.