Kayak with Buoy, Two Figures, and a Seal Item Number: 2004.79.17a-g from the Brooklyn Museum
Description
Two-person stone kayak with pointed bow and stern; cutout paddle- holes to hold two wooden paddles (each paddle broken); rawhide strips through kayak (2 at front, 1 at middle, and 1 at back); miscellaneous wood strips under back and front; wood peg in front to hold dead stone seal; wood peg at back to hold stone buoy with rawhide strip around neck; 'Figure 1' with arms and legs outstretched; and 'Figure 2' with arms clasped together and legs outstretched. Condition generally good. Eskimo art label: artist name partially covered by label and 'E-56'. [Parts include: a(kayak)= 1 1/2 x 2 x 14 in. b(buoy)= 1 1/4 x 1 3/8 x 5/8 in. c(figure one)= 2 1/2 x 1 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. d(figure two)= 2 5/8 x 1 1/4 x 1 7/8 in. e(seal)= 3/4 x 5/8 x 2 5/8 in. f(paddle)= 6 x 3/8 x 1/32 in. g(paddle)= 6 x 3/8 x 1/32 in.]
Credit Line
Hilda and Al Schein Collection
Item History
- Made between 1950 and 1980
What
- Name
- Kayak with Buoy, Two Figures, and a Seal
- Identification Number
- 2004.79.17a-g
- Type of Item
- figure, kayak, buoy and seal
- Material
- stone, wood, rawhide band and bone remnant
- Measurements
- “a (kayak) =: 1 1/2 x 2 x 14 in. (3.8 x 5.1 x 35.6 cm) b (buoy) = : 1 1/4 x 1 3/8 x 5/8 in. (3.2 x 3.5 x 1.6 cm) c (figure one) = : 2 1/2 x 1 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (6.4 x 3.2 x 4.4 cm) d (figure two) = : 2 5/8 x 1 1/4 x 1 7/8 in. (6.7 x 3.2 x 4.8 cm)” ?
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
Where
- Holding Institution
- Brooklyn Museum
When
- Creation Date
- between 1950 and 1980
Other
- Location
- Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
- Classification
- Sculpture