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Object Number
69-20-10/1243
Display Title
Canoe model, of a style called "head canoe".
Descriptions
Object Description
Model of canoe, of a style called "head canoe". (This style only seen in models). Beak of this model makes it unique; rest of design is ambiguous. Grooves on interior sides similar to those on grease bowls. Made of yellow cedar (?).
Inventory Description
Canoe model,
Classification
- Canoe
Department
Ethnographic
Date
Pre 1800?
Culture
- Tlingit?
- Haida?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms
Northwest Coast
Materials
Wood Alder
Dimensions
Overall: 109 x 21 x 23 cm (42 15/16 x 8 1/4 x 9 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Credit Line
Gift of Boston Marine Society, 1869.
Provenance
Collector
Samuel Topliff
(ca. 1849)
Donor
Boston Marine Society
(1869)
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