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Object Number 69-20-10/1246
Display Title Model of war canoe in wood.
Descriptions
Object Description Model of war canoe in wood. Head of animal represented at the bow and its hind quarters at the stern. Typical of later 19th century northern canoes, the hull's center section is painted black. Red color is vermilion, a pigment acquired through European trade.
Inventory Description Wooden canoe model, black, red, blue painting on interior/exterior, split at one
Classification
  • Canoe
Department Ethnographic
Date Before 1869
Culture
  • Tlingit?
  • Haida?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms Northwest Coast
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 113.3 x 22 x 22 cm (44 5/8 x 8 11/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 69-20-10/1246
Credit Line Gift of Boston Marine Society, 1869
Provenance
Collector Unknown (?)
Donor Boston Marine Society (1869)

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