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2007.40.1.1

Model canoe. For the associated objects see 2007.40.1 .1 - .5 [ASh [OPS move] 27/09/2016]

2007.40.1.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Model canoe. For the associated objects see 2007.40.1 .1 - .5 [ASh [OPS move] 27/09/2016]
Long description
Model canoe, which is made of wood that has been covered with animal hide. The hide has been stitched along the top of the canoe. At the base of the canoe there are two runners or thin strips of bone. These have been attached to the canoe with wooden pegs. There is a figure affixed to the centre of the canoe [2007.40.1 .4] holding a paddle [2007.40.1 .5], behind which is a wooden model of a float lashed to the canoe with a ?leather strip and bone toggle. There is another leather strip with four bone toggles further behind the float. At the front of the canoe there are more leather bindings and bone toggles holding two model spears, where there is also a harpoon line holder and two harpoons [2007.40.1 .2 & .3]. [ASh [OPS move] 27/09/2016]
Cultural groups
Inuit (Greenland)
Inuit
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source The Estate of Bent Juel-Jensen
Date
Acquisition information
Donated: 14/06/2007
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Bone, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Material Animal Hide Skin, Material Animal Ivory Tooth, Process Stitched, Process Carved, Process Tied
Dimensions
Height: max 48 mm, Width: max 51 mm, Length: max 543 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2007.40.1.1

Search terms: Model, Navigation, Figure, Fishing, Hunting, Canoe, Paddle, Float, Harpoon, Spear