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Object Number
69-30-10/1663
Display Title
Wooden canoe prow depicting land otter
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden canoe prow depicting land otter, blue and red pigment.
Inventory Description
Carved wooden beaver, painted red, blue, black, missing front foot.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Carving
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Historic Period
- Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms
Mount St. Elias, Territory south of
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 7 x 35 x 11 cm (2 3/4 x 13 3/4 x 4 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
69-30-10/1663
Provenance
Collector
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(10/01/1867-07/01/1868)
Dealer
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(01/01/1869)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69-30-10/1609 | Bear/land otter mask |
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| |
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| |
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| ||
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| |
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| |
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|
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