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Artist/Maker
Unknown artist
Date1875-1900
MediumWood with paint
DimensionsOverall: 2 7/8 × 18 9/16 × 3 3/4 in. (7.3 × 47.1 × 9.5 cm)
Credit LineTransferred from the Knox Hall of Natural History, Hamilton College
Object number1984.507
Not on view
DescriptionWooden model canoe decorated with black paint.
Collections
Additional Details
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).
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).
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 bottom in ink: NANW 50
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 pencil [very faint] on bottom: E34
Unknown artist
Date: 1875-1900
Medium: Wood, intestine, string, and paint
Object number: 1984.514
Unknown artist
Date: unknown
Medium: Wood, intestine, string, and paint
Object number: 1984.513
Unknown artist
Date: c. 1825-50
Medium: Wood with paint and abalone
Object number: 1984.470