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Object Number
29-32-10/98428
Display Title
Birch bark canoe
Descriptions
Object Description
Birch bark canoe. Canoe has 5 thwarts which are decoratively carved and incised. The seams are stitched with split root and are sealed with pine or spruce pitch. The gunwales are secured by split root lashings and nails. The gunwales are lashed together at both ends with split root.One of the headboards is missing. The catalog # (98428) is written in orange at both ends. (THE preceding INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED DURING THE WATERCRAFT RESTORAGE PROJECT, 9/2000):
Department
Ethnographic
Artist
Jock Darling
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Maine
Dimensions
Overall: 218 × 32 × 24 1/2 in. (18.16 × 2.67 × 2.04 Ft)
Provenance
Collector
Daniel N. Howard
(1900-1929)
Donor
William B. Howard
(1900-1929)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72-29-10/7128.1 | Paddle (1 of 2) belonging to canoe 72-29-10/7128 |
Paddle
|
Eastport
| |
| 72-29-10/7128 | Birch bark canoe |
Eastport
| ||
| 96-22-10/50820 | Birchbark canoe |
Old Town
| ||
| 96-22-10/50820.1 | Paddle belonging to birch canoe 96-22-10/50820 |
Paddle
|
Old Town
| |
| 22-14-10/97938 | Birch bark canoe |
Canada
| ||
| 22-14-10/97938.1 | Paddle belonging to canoe 22-14-10/97938 |
Paddle
|
Canada
| |
| 72-29-10/7128.2 | Paddle (1 of 2) belonging to canoe 72-29-10/7128 |
Paddle
|
Eastport
| |
| 39-118-10/18670 | Birch bark canoe |
Canoe
|
Maine
| |
| 21-11-10/87652.1 | Paddle belonging to dugout canoe 21-11-10/87652 |
Paddle
|
California
| |
| 79-14-20/17444 | Dugout canoe |
Federal District
| ||
| 40-12-70/1916 | Outrigger canoe |
Bougainville Island
| ||
| 29-33-10/98432 | Birch bark canoe |
Canoe
|
Old Town
|