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Object Number
985-27-10/60325
Display Title
Birch bark canoe
Descriptions
Object Description
Birch bark canoe from New York State. Wood frame and ribbing. Exterior covered w/ birch bark. Quill decoration on bark of flowers, birds, a star, people, a canoe, etc. Slats? wired on. Birch bark nailed onto frame. 3 wood paddles. 2 nearly identical, 3rd is a diff. style. 425x85.6x37cm.
Inventory Description
Birch bark canoe and 3 paddles from New York state.
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1790-1844
Culture
- Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New York
Dimensions
Overall: 170 × 24 × 20 in. (14.16 × 2 × 1.67 Ft)
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(?)
Collector
Green Smith
(ca. 1845)
Collector
Gerret Miller
Intermediary
E. B. Watson
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72-29-10/7128 | Birch bark canoe |
Eastport
| ||
| 99-12-10/52978 | Model of birch canoe |
Carving
|
North America
| |
| 96-22-10/50820.1 | Paddle belonging to birch canoe 96-22-10/50820 |
Paddle
|
Old Town
| |
| 72-29-10/7128.1 | Paddle (1 of 2) belonging to canoe 72-29-10/7128 |
Paddle
|
Eastport
| |
| 72-29-10/7128.2 | Paddle (1 of 2) belonging to canoe 72-29-10/7128 |
Paddle
|
Eastport
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Fragments from birch canoe 96-22-10/50820
| 96-22-10/50820.2 | Fragments from birch canoe 96-22-10/50820 |
Art 3-D
|
Old Town
| |
| 22-14-10/97938 | Birch bark canoe |
Canada
| ||
| 96-22-10/50820 | Birchbark canoe |
Old Town
| ||
| 99-12-10/52979 | Model of birch canoe |
Model
|
North America
| |
| 29-33-10/98432.1 | Rib from birch bark canoe |
Water - accessory
|
Old Town
| |
| 34-101-10/3772 | Model of birch bark canoe |
Model
|
North America
| |
| 29-32-10/98428 | Birch bark canoe |
Maine
|