Model Kayak Item Number: 981/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Dark brown kayak made of skin stretched over a wooden frame. The skin is sewn together with a seam running down the centre of the boat from the upturned, pointed end to the pointed tip at the front. The circular cockpit is ringed with a strip of wood and raised in the front.
Narrative
Collected by John Douglas Moodie during his time living in the Canadian arctic.
Item History
- Made in Nunavut, Canada ?
- Collected during 1905
- Owned by John D. Moodie before 1947
- Owned by Mary Melville Murray before July 9, 1984
- Received from Mary Melville Murray (Donor) on July 9, 1984
What
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Previous Owner
- John D. Moodie and Mary Melville Murray
- Received from
- Mary Melville Murray (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Nunavut, Canada ?
When
- Collection Date
- during 1905
- Ownership Date
- before 1947 and before July 9, 1984
- Acquisition Date
- on July 9, 1984
Other
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 46
- Accession Number
- 0981/0001