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canoe, model
canoe, model
canoe, model
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Introduction
canoe model with small stylized leaf patterns, collected by Arthur Speyer, Huron-Wendat (Huron), 1840-1860s.
Nation of Maker:
Huron-Wendat
Nation of Origin
museum documentation
Date Made or Date Range:
1840s to 1860s
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Materials
Birch bark, moosehair dyed yellow and green, with white moosehair, commercial cotton thread.
Techniques or Format
Double layer brichbark canoe, with small carrying handle of same at mid-sides. Small stylized leaf patterns are worked in yellow and green moosehair along the upper sides.
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses
c. 1850
Provenance
Current Location:
Canadian Museum of History, Ottawa, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
III-H-441
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1973
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From:
A. Speyer
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
26079
How to Cite this Item
Item to be cited by catalog number, collection and institution.
Record Creation Context
19/06/08 CMC
Approximate Place of Origin