Bidarka

Description

Model double hatch baidarka (kayak), for two occupants, made of a wooden framework covered with sealskin, containing two sea-otter hunters holding double-bladed paddles: North America, USA, Alaska, Aleutian Islands, Umnak Island, Aleut, 1930s

Museum reference

A.1937.245

Collection

Americas

Object name

Bidarka, Kayak, Model

Production information

Unknown
Umnak Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, USA, North America

Date

1930s

Style / Culture

Arctic, Aleut

Materials

Wood, Sealskin

Physical description

Wood framework covered with sealskin

Collection place(s)

Umnak Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, USA, North America

Associations

Sovoroff, Sergie, 1901 - 1989

Exhibitions

• Living Lands (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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