Canoe Model Item Number: E420045-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
MODEL OF DUGOUT CANOE; 4 STRUTS, 4 TOTEMIC DESIGNS (KILLER WHALE ?) PAINTED ON SIDES IN RED & BLACK.Letter from donor dated May 3, 1978, filed in accession file, indicates that this object was purchased from Mrs. Charles Bartlett of Port Townsend, WA. Her husband Mr. Charles Bartlett was one of the earliest settlers of Port Townsend. Object said to formerly have been part of the personal collection of James Gilchrist Swan.
Item History
- Made in Port Townsend, Washington, USA
- Collected by James G. Swan, Mrs. Charles Bartlett and Dr. Franz Stenzel in Port Townsend, Washington, USA
- Received on January 16, 1980
What
- Name
- Canoe Model
- Identification Number
- E420045-0
- Type of Item
- canoe model
Who
- Culture
- Haida
- Field Collector
- James G. Swan, Mrs. Charles Bartlett and Dr. Franz Stenzel
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Port Townsend, Washington, USA
- Collected in
- Port Townsend, Washington, USA
When
- Acquisition Date
- on January 16, 1980
Other
- Accession Number
- 339399