FROM CARD: "FRAME OF WOODEN STRIPS. COVERED WITH SKIN; MANHOLE IN THE CENTER; BOW AND STERN BEAKED; PADDLE ACCOMPANYING. LENGTH, 20 INCHES. SENT AS A GIFT TO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, BATTLE CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS. BATTLE CREEK, MICH., OCT.7,. 1924. 1666: INVENTORY RECORDS NOTE OBJECT STILL HERE. BATTLE CREEK OBJECT #1666 IS SMALL POT. SI #1666 SHOULD BE CHECKED FOR INCORRECT NO. (SEE ACC. #9899.)."Source of the information below: Inuvialuit Pitqusiit Inuuniarutait: Inuvialuit Living History, The MacFarlane Collection website, by the Inuvialuit Cultural Resource Centre (ICRC), Inuvik, N.W.T., Canada (website credits here http://www.inuvialuitlivinghistory.ca/posts/12 ), entry on this artifact http://www.inuvialuitlivinghistory.ca/items/53 , retrieved 12-19-2019: Model of a kayak with prominent upturned ends that are distinctive of Inuvialuit kayaks. The frame is made from wood, and the cover is made from several pieces of hide stretched over the frame and stitched together. Deck lashings made from braided sinew for holding hunting implements are attached fore and aft of the cockpit, and a lance holder made from bone or antler is attached near the front end. The lashing in front of the cockpit has a bead attached to it, possibly representing a rest for a lance or harpoon used in conjunction with the holder. The model includes a two-bladed paddle and a throwing board, both of which are made of wood. The paddle is decorated with red and black lines made using ochre and charcoal encircling the blades. The throwing board has ochre lines on its upper surface. More information here: http://www.inuvialuitlivinghistory.ca/item_types/32: Inuvialuit used lightweight kayaks for hunting whales and seals, setting and hauling fishnets, and spearing swimming caribou. The frames were made from driftwood, and skins of seals or beluga whales were used for covers. Inuvialuit kayaks had distinctive upturned stems that were useful for lifting them from the water. Full-sized kayaks would have been difficult to send to the Smithsonian Institution, and MacFarlane instead collected accurately made models.

FROM CARD: "21594-5. #21595: ALASKAN DUGOUT CANOE. IN FAIR ORDER. ILLUS. IN USNM AR, 1888; PL. 33, FIG. 170, P. 296. NEG. NO. 2,401. LOANED TO THE S.I. CENTENNIAL COMM. 7-9-75 (#21595). LOANED RETURNED MAR 22 1990. " FROM 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY EXHIBIT LABEL WITH CARD: "SMALL FAMILY OR SUMMER CANOE. FOR FISHING, HUNTING, ETC. ORNAMENTED WITH TOTEMIC DESIGNS. THIS ORNAMENTATION WAS FORMERLY PUT ON ALL CANOES, BUT IS AT PRESENT SEEN ONLY ON MODELS. TLINKIT INDIANS (KOLUSCHAN STOCK), SITKA, ALASKA. 21,595. COLLECTED BY DR. J. B. WHITE, U. S. A."In 2008, the canoe bow/prow figurehead was missing from this canoe model. A figure found in storage, which had been called ET9989-0, appears to match the photo of the figure as shown in Pl. 33, Fig. 170, p. 296 of USNM 1888 AR, and so it has been given number E21595. Upon close examination, it was found to have the number 21595 written on it, thus confirming the identification.This object is on loan to the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center, from 2010 through 2027. Canoe includes 4 paddles and figurehead in position on bow on loan.Source of the information below: Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center Alaska Native Collections: Sharing Knowledge website, by Aron Crowell, entry on this artifact http://alaska.si.edu/record.asp?id=534 , retrieved 12-30-2011: Canoe model Large "war canoes" with projecting bows and high sterns were up to sixty feet long, with room for many passengers and thousands of pounds of gear and supplies. They served for coastal travel, trade, war, and relocation to seasonal camps. Haida men carved the canoes from tall cedar trees that grow in the Queen Charlotte Islands and traded them to northern neighbors. Elder Clarence Jackson said, "It was a sign of wealth when you had a Haida canoe." They were painted with clan crests – on this model, a bear on the bow and a bird figure on the stern.

Note: There is some question as to whether the two paddles currently numbered E1871-0 actually belong with E1871-0. They are both numbered 1871 in old handwriting, but the larger paddle is also marked "Oregon by R. R. Waldron Ex. Ex. 6.17", which would imply it was from the U.S. Exploring Expedition, Accession No. 66A00050. If the paddles are from the Exploring Expedition, one possible catalogue number might be E2583-0?, which is supposed to have paddles, according to the catalogue, but currently those have not been located.Attributed as Nootka/Nuu-chah-nulth style by Alan L. Hoover 10-21-2011.Listed on page 44 in "The Exhibits of the Smithsonian Institution at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, California, 1915", in section "Arts of the Northwest Coast Tribes".

FROM CARD: "DEPOSITED WITH SMITHSONIAN INST." Note: Neg. #s 2002-12257 and 2002-12296 are photos of three of these paddle models with canoe model Catalogue # E2583.

This is a model of the type of canoe called a Head canoe, with painted crests at bow and stern. As of 2011, there are 3 model paddles with this canoe model.Ian Reid (Heiltsuk) of the delegation from Bella Bella, Bella Coola and Rivers Inlet communities of British Columbia made the following comments during the Recovering Voices Community Research Visit May 20th - 24th, 2013. This model is possibly a feast dish and a prime example of a classic head canoe. It appears to be made by a person of Tlingit origin though it contains classic Bella Bella designs and sculpting. This object was probably made to be sold.

From Card: "Masts and poles (5) transferred back to Division of Ethnology from the Division of Engineering, Jan 25, 1934 [Canoe model is out on] Loan: Museo Nacional de Antropologia [Museo Nacional de las Culturas, Mexico City], May 18, 1964." Loan returned 2012.

As of 05/2010, figurehead originally on prow could not be found. This object is on loan to the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center, from 2010 through 2027. Canoe includes 4 paddles on loan.Note that canoe 21594 is mentioned as being used in an exhibit in Berlin in 1880 on p. 104 of USNM Bulletin No. 18. It is described there as a wooden canoe model from Alaska of the type used by the Indians of northwest coast in the whaling and sea fisheries.Source of the information below: Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center Alaska Native Collections: Sharing Knowledge website, by Aron Crowell, entry on this artifact http://alaska.si.edu/record.asp?id=533 , retrieved 12-30-2011: Canoe model Clan leaders took pride in their large red cedar canoes, which lined the beaches at the old coastal villages, each drawn up in front of the clan house to which it belonged. The boats were kept covered with wet cloths to prevent the wood from splitting. Crews of men paddled them at sea or raised sails when the wind was favorable, traveling long distances for trade, warfare, or ceremonies. Owners painted their canoes with clan crests and gave them names.