Title	Kayak
Creator	Paneak, Simon & Susie Hugo, Ellen
Contributors	Rowinski, L.J. (Collector)
Collection Name	Ethnology
Identifier	UA72-078-0001
Description	Paneak, Simon (maker). Frame in good condition; made of Canadian white spruce obtained by museum locally for Simon's use in constructing kayak; hides sewn on with cord and seams greased with caribou tallow; hides were green and split in the drier atmosphere of Fairbanks; wood stained red; 19'5" in length; some of the hides cut along seams to prevent warpage of frame as they shrank. (When received, frame was 19' 7 3/4" in length.) Made by Simon Paneak; local Anaktuvuk Pass women sewed the hides on. Kayak is paddled by Roosevelt Paneak, son of Simon and Susie Paneak. Photograph by James H. Barker.
Subject.LCSH	Skin boats Kayaks
Subject.Local	Ethnotechnology
Location	Anaktuvuk Pass (Alaska)
Region	Northern Alaska
Time Period	1959 and later
Type	Physical Object
Ordering and Use	Terms of Copyright and Use; http://www.uaf.edu/museum/molinet/copyright.html
Holding Institution	UA Museum of the North, P.O. Box 756960, 907 Yukon Dr., Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-6960 mailto:UA-museumlearn@alaska.edu
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