Pair Of Paddles Item Number: E130782-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
Ledger book says: Commodore E. [Edmund] P. [Pendleton] Kennedy U.S.N. in 1832, U.S.S. Peacock.A partial label attached to paddle # 1 of 2 says: "Pair of Indian Paddles, from Behrin Strait [sic], Presented by Com: E. P. Kennedy, U.S.N. on return to Norfolk, Va [?] the Sloop of War Peacoc[k] from a cruise in the N? 1832 ... substa? ..."
Item History
- Made in USA ? or Canada ?
- Collected by Capt. Joseph G. Bruff and Commodore Edmund P. Kennedy in USA ? or Canada ? during 1832
- Received from Mrs. Joseph G. Bruff on August 28, 1889
What
- Name
- Pair Of Paddles
- Identification Number
- E130782-0
- Type of Item
- canoe paddle
Who
- Culture
- Haida ?
- Field Collector
- Capt. Joseph G. Bruff and Commodore Edmund P. Kennedy
- Received from
- Mrs. Joseph G. Bruff
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- USA ? or Canada ?
- Collected in
- USA ? or Canada ?
When
- Collection Date
- during 1832
- Acquisition Date
- on August 28, 1889
Other
- Accession Number
- 022308