canoe model with indian figurine

canoe model with indian figurine

canoe model with indian figurine

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Introduction

canoe model with figurine, birch bark with quill work, 1847 - 1853, Anishinaabe, made by Mary Kooyik (Mani Kueyik).

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

catalog record. Title: Art of the North American Indians - The Thaw Collection, pg 68.

Date Made or Date Range: 1847/1853
Materials

birchbark, porcupine, quills, spruce root, wood, feathers, hide, hair, commercial felt, commercial trim (across the chest - curtain trim - "passamentry"

Techniques or Format

Canoe model fashioned from birch bark with quill work.

Motifs and Patterns

Floral motifs in quill work, red, white, purple, yellow, with blue line running beneath the floral imagery.

Original and Subsequent Uses

catalog record reads, "Believed to have been given as a presentation piece to James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine, Governor-General of Canada, during his residency 1847-1853, descended in the Elgin family to the 11th Earl of Elgin and 15th Earl of Kincardine." (Thaw Collection Catalog, 68).

Condition: good condition.
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Catalog record.

Current Location: Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, NY, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: T23A - E
GKS Reference Number: 26096
Record Creation Context

Created at Fenimore Art Museum, before the Otsego Institute, May 23, 2010.

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