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Gift of Mrs. Richard Nunn and Lucy Trevett.
Gift of Miss Mary Forbush Failing.
Gift of Miss Henrietta E. Failing.
Gift of Miss Mary Forbush Failing.
Gift of Miss Mary Forbush Failing.
Model kayak. A small wooden figure sits inside the cockpit, clothed in a blue parka with hood. The face is carved wood and wooden arms are outstretched to the front. A seal float carved of wood sits in front of the figure. A harpoon of wood and ivory (?) is attached to the kayak on his left, with a snowshoe tied to the boat behind. The kayak itself is made of wood and covered with a dark brown skin. Small ivory (?) floats are attached to the boat at front, back and around the cockpit.
Model kayak. A small wooden figure sits inside the cockpit, clothed in a light tan parka with hood. The face is carved wood and wooden arms are outstretched to the front. A harpoon of wood and ivory (?) is attached to the kayak on his left. The kayak itself is made of wood and covered with a dark brown skin. Small ivory (?) floats are attached to the boat at front, back and in front of the cockpit. Strips of ivory (?) line the keel of the kayak at front and back, and are nailed on.
Model kayak. A small wooden figure (part b) sits inside the cockpit, clothed in a light tan parka with hood. The face is carved wood and wooden arms are outstretched to the front. A wooden float sits in front of the figure while a harpoon of wood and ivory (?) is attached to the kayak on his right, and a club to the left. The kayak itself is made of wood and covered with a dark brown skin. Small ivory (?) floats are attached to the boat at front, back and in front of the cockpit. Strips of wood line the keel of the kayak at front and back, and are nailed on.
CEDAR BARK BLANKET WITH A SINGLE TWIST RAWHIDE FINISH ALONG TOP, AND TWO DOUBLE CORDS FOR TYING. THIS MAY HAVE ONCE HAVE BEEN AN OTTER FUR TRIM. SINGLE-PAIR (3 WARPS) EDGE, & SINGLE-PAIR TWINE WEFT. MARKS: HAS ORIGINAL PEALE TAG, ANOTHER TAG READS, "U.S. EX EX COLLECTED BY R.P. ROBINSON".FROM CARD: "ILLUS. FIG. 20, P. 16 IN A GUIDE TO WEFT TWINING BY DAVID W. FRASER. PHILADELPHIA: UNIVERSITY OF PENN. PRESS, 1989."Catalogue card identifies this as Shasta, but Peale catalogue entry under # 315 lists 315-318 as "Dresses worn by the women of the Classet tribe of natives, Northwest Coast of America, they are made of bark."