Materials

birch bark, porcupine quills, spruce root, split elm or ash panels, carved wood

Techniques or Format

Birch bark model canoe ornamented with porcupine quills. Wrapped wood splint edges and wood splint lines the interior.

Motifs and Patterns

floral quillwork in red, white, green and yellow. Wild roses and rose hips, and other flowers, circles; line all the way around the base.

Dimensions: 36 × 3 × 7 in

Condition: Poor due to fading colors, dirt, and missing pieces. CW-darkened bark and quills.

Current Location: Detroit Institute of Arts, MI, USA

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 73.196

Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1973

Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Unknown Depositor

GKS Reference Number: 25255

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 Museum Catalogue System (TMS) 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.