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