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Title	Model Kayak; Alaskan Variation of Greenland Style
Region	Arctic/Subarctic; Alaska Territory
Date	1869
Date Notes	ca. 1869
Materials	wood; fur; hide
Description	Model canoes and kayaks were made for trade in the 1800s when first Russian, then British, ships began contact along the northern coast. The variation between the model kayaks reflects the different regional styles and technologies. There are three distinctive styles of model kayaks, each originally associated with a particular region, but many styles were adopted by neighboring communities. The first and most easily recognizable type is the Greenland style, which features a long, narrow kayak with a single hatch, or opening. The models from this region often feature a male figure in the kayak, with ivory or wooden accents. Another type is the Aleutian baidarka. These baidarkas often feature multiple hatches and an upturned bow. The upturned bow is meant to resemble an otter floating on its back in the water. The third style is an adaptation of the Aleutian and called Hooper Bay style. This style features an upturned bow with a ring shape and usually a single hatch. Working kayaks used for fishing and for hunting aquatic mammals were fast and agile. Native men also built open canoes, called umiaks, for transporting people and resources.
Dimensions	7.4 x 46.4 x 6.63 inches
Identifier	NAI.86.2010
Source	The Jim and Vanita Oelschlager Native American Ethnographic Collection
Subject/Keywords	arctic; model kayak
Exhibit Information	'Connecting Objects to their People: From the Arctic to Arizona'; May 7 - October 14, 2012 at The Center for the History of Psychology.
Credits	Research by Lynn Metzger and Rachel Fox; photography by Francisca Ugalde. For permission to use contact franita1@gmail.com
Collection Descriptor	The Jim and Vanita Oelschlager Native American Ethnographic Collection
UA College	Arts and Science
UA Department	Department of Anthropology and Classical Studies and The Mary Schiller Myers School of Art
Contact Information	Department of Anthropology office: 330.972.7875

Title	Model Kayak; Alaskan Variation of Greenland Style
Collection Descriptor	The Jim and Vanita Oelschlager Native American Ethnographic Collection

Model Kayak; Alaskan Variation of Greenland Style

Model Kayak; Alaskan Variation of Greenland Style

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Model Kayak; Alaskan Variation of Greenland Style