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Howard Sanford
(active ) Primary



Umiak (Open Skin Boat) Model



Wood and seal or caribou intestine

18 1/2 in. x 4 15/16 in. (47 cm x 12.5 cm)

Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number: 60.E1.4
Acquisition Date: 1960 or earlier
Geography: North and Central America, United States, Alaska
Classification: Transportation and Distribution Artifacts; Water Transportation and Accessories
Culture/Nationality: Ahtna, Athapaskan, "Copper River Tribe", Native American

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  • Athapaskan - Refers to a language group of North American Indians that encompasses many linguistic sub-groups and cultural groups. It is an arbitrary term derived from Lake Athabaska by Albert Gallatin in 1836 to refer to a culture that he believed were centered around this area. People belonging to the Athapaskan language group occupy vast areas of the subarctic region as well as areas in New Mexico and Arizona. Spelling of the term varies widely, and often appears in multiple forms in a single source. 'Athapaskan' has been in general use since 1930. 'Dene' or 'Na-Dené' is the self-determined descriptive term used by this group, and is sometimes used synonymously with Athapaska, though is also used to describe a larger category that includes Tlingit and Haida language groups.
  • models - Refers to scaled or lifesize representations of objects, structures, beings, or other subjects, usually three-dimensional.
  • Native American - Typically reserved to refer narrowly to the cultures of the native peoples of the United States and Canada, excluding the Eskimos and Aleuts. For the indigenous peoples of Canada use the term "First Nations." For the broader concept of the cultures of any native peoples of Central America, South America, North America, or the West Indies who are considered to belong to the Mongoloid division of the human species, use "Amerindian (culture)."
  • North American - Refers to the cultures of the continent of North America, which is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Arctic Circle, and Central America. In classifications schemes based on physical geography, Central America, and North America are parts of the same continent.
  • umiaks - Open, native arctic North American skin boats seating more than one person and used for transporting goods and passengers; for similar but smaller and covered skin boats seating only one, use "kayaks."

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  • Carrie Robbins and Nathanael Roesch. A Curious Group. Bryn Mawr College. Bryn Mawr, PA, April 4–June 1, 2014
    Figure Number: Fauna 27

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