Souvenir Thule Style Model Kayak
Unidentified Inughuit (North Greenlandic Inuit) maker
Eastern Arctic
Arctic
early-mid-20th century
Wood, gut (intestines), ivory, hide, and sinew
Overall: 1 13/16 × 2 7/8 × 25 3/8 in. (4.6 × 7.3 × 64.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of David C. Nutt, Class of 1941
159.9.14389
Geography
Place Made: Qaanaaq (Thule), Greenland, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Model
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Arctic-Central and Eastern
Not on view
Provenance
Collected by David C. Nutt (1919-2008, Dartmouth Class of 1941; Arctic Specialist, Dartmouth College Museum, 1947-1955; Research Associate, Geography Department, 1955-1976), given to present collection, 1959.
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