Kayak, in seal skins sewed together with tendon and stretched over framework in pieces of redwood lashed together with strips of whalebone and hide. (Wooden girth and rope lashing round manhole modern - inserted 1900.)' Reported by Reid (1912) as with paddle, spear, harpoon, bird-spear, throwing stick: 'kayak and accompanying implements were brought to Aberdeen about 1700. Kayak was occupied by 'an Indian man,' who died in Aberdeen soon after his arrival. The man and his kayak were captured at sea, not far from Aberdeen, according to local tradition. See Douglas's 'East Coast of Scotland,' Paisley, 1782.' Crossed hide thongs fore and aft of cockpit, single loops around bow, stern, cockpit edged by loops in hide.
leather sealskin wood redwood sinew baleen
L: 5620 mm W: 480 mm H(at cockpit): 280 mm
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Outrigger canoe, dugout, from breadfruit tree. Fore and aft taper to a spike. Dear Professor Lockhart, I am so glad to think of the Papuan (native) canoe in Marischal College with all the other New Guinea things (I feel sure it must be the only native New Guinea canoe over here!) It was presented to us in 1929 when we visited Papua and New Guinea. V Sincerely Sydney Stonehaven.
Baird,John.Lawrence 1st.Viscount.Stonehaven
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Figure carving on top of a long pole. Thomson's MS catalogue 1862: 'A long wooden idol placed in prow of canoe.' 92. Carved post. New Guinea, Humboldt Bay. The post belonged to Alexander Thomson of Banchory House, Aberdeen until his death in 1868. In a catalogue of the Banchory House Museum compiled in 1862 it is described as 'A long wooden idol placed in prow of canoe'. The figure carving is a curious mixture of styles from West New Guinea, but the decorative motif below the figures can be compared to ornament on harpoon shafts from the Humboldt Bay area. The true function of the post remains an enigma.
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Figure of the head of Sekhmet. A special chamber was consecrated in the temple of Mut at Thebes to this goddess. This head came from that chamber.
Early: -1549 Late: -1298 Period: 18 dynasty
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Group contents: sledges (8), Kayaks and dogs (10) and caribou and duck and humans (6)
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Model of an Indian well, with two bullocks drawing water and fifteen Indian figures, all made in India.
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Jadeite axe head, thin lenticular section, ancient breaks at blade end.
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Europe Scotland North.East.Scotland Blackhouse.Farm Methlick Aberdeenshire
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Anklet, in a spiral of brass wire. Paper label attached (see inscription. Inscription: Anklet Nyassaland Ogston Coll 1929 Vol II p4 (3)
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