Model Kayak Item Number: A2.273 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Model kayak made from light brown hide sewn and stretched over a wooden frame (part a). Three dark brown skin weapon straps bridge the width of the kayak: two fore, one aft. A long, double sided wooden paddle (part b) is included.
Narrative
Owned by Factor MacKenzie, Moose Factory, Hudson Bay.
Item History
- Made in Moose Factory, Ontario, Canada
- Collected between 1950 and 1962
- Owned by Mr. Mackenzie
- Owned by Edith Bevan Cross before July 30, 1962
- Received from Edith Bevan Cross (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) on July 30, 1962
What
- Name
- Model Kayak
- Identification Number
- A2.273 a-b
- Type of Item
- kayak
- Material
- caribou skin, caribou sinew, fibre and wood
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut, sewn and stretched
- Overall
- height 3.0 in, width 27.9921 in, depth 5.0 in
- Part B
- height 20.0 in
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Previous Owner
- Mr. Mackenzie and Edith Bevan Cross
- Received from
- Edith Bevan Cross (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Moose Factory, Ontario, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1950 and 1962
- Ownership Date
- before July 30, 1962
- Acquisition Date
- on July 30, 1962
Other
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 46
- Accession Number
- 0081/0102 a