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A stone oil lamp carved to represent a seal head. Originally collected along a beach on Amchitka Island during WWII. Loaned to the Museum of Man in San Deigo from 1947-1977. Based on its smaller size, the oil lamp was possibly used during travel.
Collection
Collection of information about Unangax̂ iqyax̂ or single hatch kayak. Also called sklin-on-frame kayak, baidarka, qayaq, qajaq, canoe, kajak, kayac, カヤック, 皮艇, каяк, kajakki, das boot, قوارب الكاياك, chèo xuồng.
Collection
Recordings located here are of speakers of several different Unangam tunuu (Aleut language) dialects. It is important to note that the way one speaker may say a word or phrase may not be the only way.