Hunting vessel; Kayak
Scale: Unknown. A model of a Caribou Inuit kayak made from wood and animal skin. The framing consists of coarse wooden lathes, which are irregular in shape, and has been covered in caribou hide made up of varying shapes and sizes sewn together. The top face of the kayak is flat and the stern juts out at a shallow angle. The cockpit is positioned slightly aft of amidships and is an irregular oval shape. The front of the cockpit has a bone harpoon head with a hole passing through it attached. The model has two breaks in the skin below the cockpit area.
Kayaks of this type were used on inland waters in the North American Arctic for hunting caribou as it crossed rivers on seasonal migration.
Kayaks of this type were used on inland waters in the North American Arctic for hunting caribou as it crossed rivers on seasonal migration.
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Object Details
ID: | AAE0044 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Full hull model |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Date made: | Unknown |
Exhibition: | North-West Passage |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. |
Measurements: | Overall: 85 mm x 1280 mm x 109 mm |