Model of a Bidarka boat with three seated figures

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Model of a Bidarka boat with three seated figures
Model of a Bidarka boat with three seated figures
Date1875-1900
MediumWood, intestine, string, and paint
DimensionsOverall: 4 1/2 in. × 21 1/2 in. × 4 in. (11.4 × 54.6 × 10.2 cm)
Credit LineTransferred from the Knox Hall of Natural History, Hamilton College
Object number1984.514
Not on view
DescriptionModel of skin-covered hunting craft. Said to be "Alaskan."

Additional Details

Provenance 1984: Hamilton College (Emerson Gallery), by transfer from the Anthropology Department;
prior to 1979 - 1984: Hamilton College (Anthropology Department), by transfer from the Knox Hall of Natural History;
by 1925: Hamilton College (Knox Hall of Natural History), by gift from an unknown donor (research pending).
Inscribed Inscribed in black ink on center left side: NANW 47 / E33 [crossed out]
Model of a Bidarka boat with four seated figures
Date: date unknown
Medium: Wood, intestine, string, and paint
Object number: 1984.513
Model Canoe
Date: 1875-1900
Medium: Wood with paint
Object number: 1984.505
Model Canoe
Date: 1875-1900
Medium: Wood with paint
Object number: 1984.507
Photograph by John Bentham.
Date: c. 1880-1900
Medium: Wood with abalone
Object number: 1984.508
Photograph by John Bentham.
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Wood with paint
Object number: 1984.527
Model Totem Pole
Date: 1875-1900
Medium: Wood with paint
Object number: 1984.509
Model Canoe
Date: 1878
Medium: Wood with paint
Object number: 1984.506
Photograph by Dave Revette.
Date: c. 1850-75
Medium: Wood with paint
Object number: 1996.15.32
Pipe
Date: 1850-75
Medium: Wood with copper tubing
Object number: 1984.511
Pipe stem
Date: c. 1850-1900
Medium: Wood
Object number: 1984.552
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Unknown artist, Japanese
Date: possibly 19th century
Medium: Tagua nut
Object number: 1992.11
Oni in a box netsuke
Unknown artist, Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Boxwood, mother-of-pearl
Object number: 1992.13