Single-Bladed Kayak Paddle
Yup'ik, Western Arctic, Arctic
about 1894
Wood
Overall: 54 5/8 × 4 1/4 in. (138.7 × 10.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Gift of the Smithsonian Institution
47.30.10864B
Geography/Culture
North America, United States
Period
19th century
Object Name
Transportation: Water
Classification
Native American
Native American: Arctic-Western Arctic
Not on view
Inscription
Carved into one side of the blade is "P.J.K." written on handle is "Nunivak I. 160.341 ALASKA"
Provenance
Henry Bates Williams (1907-1987), Dartmouth Professor of English and Drama; given to present collection, 1947. Possibly collected by Captain Joseph W. Collins (1839-1904), Nunivak Island, Alaska, 1894; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; given to present collection, 1947.
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