Model

Canoe

29-175-367

From: Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 29-175-367
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Nootka (uncertain)
Provenience Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood | Pigment
Description

Shaped much like an Eastern Woodland's bark canoe type. Prow and stern alike; curved at bottom, tops very slightly higher than gunwales at center of boat. (Variation of Waterman's "Knockabout" type? See 29-175-366) A hole pierces each end, small piece of wood nailed across top of one end. Sides and interior painted red. Broad band along gunwales on exterior thicker than below and painted black.

Height 21 cm
Length 99 cm
Width 29.5 cm
Credit Line Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917
Other Number 6/9672 - Collector Number

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