American flag, upside down thistles made to look like tassles, scalloped double curve, pinwheel or star, fish, possibly a trout. colors: red, white, blue, black and yellow.
Other Notes
Motifs at base of flagpole similar to those seen on Schoolcraft materials at Penn U.
Dimensions:
9.375 × 6.5 × 2.375 in
Condition:
The prow has broken off the main body of the canoe. Only the prow extant. Birchbark and quills darkened with dirt or patina.
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
x1988.83
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1988
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
24706
Record Creation Notes/Observations
Item was pulled from DIA storage by request during the GRASAC visit, therefore detailed images are not yet available. GKS profile was created by Cory Wilmott during the visit and a DIA Inventory photograph was uploaded by Kelly Konieczki as a temporary place-holder image. KK also added all available information about the item from TMS after the visit, however did not research its supplementary files.
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