Model Canoe

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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.

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).
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 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
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