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Model Canoe
Model Canoe
Date1878
MediumWood with paint
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/4 × 15 1/2 × 3 7/8 in. (7 × 39.4 × 9.8 cm)
Credit LineTransferred from the Knox Hall of Natural History, Hamilton College
Object number1984.506
Not on view
DescriptionCanoe with red and black paint decorated on the sides with the image of an orca whale. The date 1878 is written in pencil on one side.
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Exhibition History 1985
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Wonderful Heroes, Fearsome Creatures," November 2 - December 14, 1985 (cat. no. 51, illus. 42).
Provenance 1984: Hamilton College (Emerson Gallery), by transfer from the Anthropology Department;
by 1979 - 1984: Hamilton College (Anthropology Department), by transfer from the Knox Hall of Natural History;
by 1925: Hamilton College (Knox Hall of Natural History), by gift from an unknown donor (research pending).
Markings Adhesive label on verso in pencil: NANW 51 / -35- [very faint]
Published References WONDERFUL HEROES FEARSOME CREATURES: ART OF THE NORTHWEST COAST (exh. cat. Clinton, NY: Fred L. Emerson Gallery, 1985), 42, illus. 42.
Inscribed Inscribed in very faint pencil on side: 1878
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Medium: Wood with paint
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Jar
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Date: date unknown
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