Model Canoe Item Number: D3.180 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Long canoe that is stitched together at each end and around the outer edge to create tapered ends and a wide opening. Bark on outer surface of canoe has been dyed reddish-brown to expose natural light-brown bark with alternating horizontal patterns of double lines and triangular-shaped designs.
Item History
- Made in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
- Collected during 1900
- Owned by Margaret L. Buttimer
- Owned by Alfred J. Buttimer before 1932
- Received from Alfred J. Buttimer (Donor) during 1932
What
- Name
- Model Canoe
- Identification Number
- D3.180
- Type of Item
- canoe
- Material
- birch bark and root
- Manufacturing Technique
- steamed and shaped
- Overall
- height 7.0 cm, width 38.3 cm, depth 8.9 cm
Who
- Culture
- Mi'kmaq
- Previous Owner
- Margaret L. Buttimer and Alfred J. Buttimer
- Received from
- Alfred J. Buttimer (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- during 1900
- Ownership Date
- before 1932
- Acquisition Date
- during 1932
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 45
- Accession Number
- 2003/0045