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Model Canoe Item Number: A2.568 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Small birchbark canoe model; undecorated. The name "Eagle" is written on the base.

Cultural Context

Tourist souvenir.

Item History

Made in Alaska, USA before 1956
Collected in Eagle, Alaska, USA between 1954 and 1956
Owned by Gordon Marsh before June 15, 1959
Received from Gordon Marsh (Donor) on June 15, 1959

What

Name: Model Canoe
Identification Number: A2.568
Type of Item: canoe
Material: birch bark
Manufacturing Technique: shaped and sewn
Overall: height 2.5 cm, width 6.4 cm, depth 21.6 cm

Who

Culture: Arctic America
Previous Owner: Gordon Marsh
Received from: Gordon Marsh (Donor)

Where

Holding Institution: MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in: Alaska, USA
Collected in: Eagle, Alaska, USA

When

Creation Date: before 1956
Collection Date: between 1954 and 1956
Ownership Date: before June 15, 1959
Acquisition Date: on June 15, 1959

Other

Accession Number: 2238/0006