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British Museum

I had imaged a whole section of kayaks and baidarkas at the British Museum after reading about them in Brand and Arima. Alas, the collection had moved to other quarters. However I was please to find some artifacts of interest in Room 26, North America.

gut skin coat
Aleut gut skin coat and bentwood visor.
Yupik mask
Yupik mask.
tools
Carving tools.
umiak model
Umiak model, Bering sea design.