Model Kayak Item Number: 3058/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Model kayak. Thin pieces of bent wood tied together with sinew make a rigid interior frame that is covered with a single piece of stretched hide, sewn together along the top of the kayak. Two harpoons (?) with wood handles attached by sinew to bone heads are held to the model in front of the cockpit, strapped in place by two thin, horizontal deck lines of hide. A carved piece of bone is positioned directly in front of the cockpit. Two holes have been bored through its base, which hold the deck lines in place.
Narrative
Collected by Alan Deacon between 1936 and 1940 at Coppermine.
Item History
- Made in Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada before 1940
- Owned by Joy Eastman before May 8, 2014
- Received from Joy Eastman (Donor) on May 8, 2014
What
Who
- Culture
- Inuit: Inuinnait
- Previous Owner
- Joy Eastman
- Received from
- Joy Eastman (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1940
- Ownership Date
- before May 8, 2014
- Acquisition Date
- on May 8, 2014
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3058/0001