Canoe Model Item Number: E2328-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM CARD: "BIRCH-BARK OVER LIGHT WOODEN FRAME; FALSE GUNWALES COVERED WITH FIGURED DESIGN. ROUND BOTTOM; ENDS ALIKE, SHARP, AND CLOSED ON TOP FOR 3 1/4 INCHES AT EACH END; RECURVED SHEER; 2 PADDLES. LENGTH 24"; BEAM 4 1/2"; HEIGHT, AMIDSHIPS, 2 1/2"; ENDS, 4 1/2"; PADDLES, 7 1/2". 2 HUMAN FIGURES, 1 SPEAR, AND 1 TORCH MADE AT MUSEUM FOR PURPOSE OF DEMONSTRATING "FISHING BY TORCHLIGHT", IN OLD HEATING-AND-LIGHTING EXHIBIT. TREATED AT CONSERVATION AND RETURNED 10/10/72 JRR."
Item History
- Made in USA ? or Canada ?
- Collected in USA ? or Canada ?
- Received from John Varden on January 1, 1867
What
- Name
- Canoe Model
- Identification Number
- E2328-0
- Type of Item
- canoe model and figure
Who
- Culture
- Algonquin
- Received from
- John Varden
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- USA ? or Canada ?
- Collected in
- USA ? or Canada ?
When
- Acquisition Date
- on January 1, 1867
Other
- Accession Number
- 68A00002