Model Canoe Item Number: D3.193 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Model version of an Eastern woodlands style canoe. Canoe is made from birch bark lashed to a wooden frame with root lacings. Upper edge of the canoe is rimed with a slender branch that is overcast with strips of root. Black, resinous pitch is used to patch seams and holes in the birch bark.
Item History
- Made in Canada
- Collected during 1920
- Owned by F. J. Mead before July 1954
- Received from F. J. Mead (Donor) during July 1954
What
Who
- Culture
- Eastern Woodlands
- Previous Owner
- F. J. Mead
- Received from
- F. J. Mead (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Canada
When
- Collection Date
- during 1920
- Ownership Date
- before July 1954
- Acquisition Date
- during July 1954
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2088/0001