Collector:

E. W. French  Search this

Donor Name:

Accession Number Unknown  Search this

Culture:

Passamaquoddy (Peskotomuhkati)  Search this

Object Type:

Canoe Model / Canoe Paddle Model

Place:

Eastport, Washington County, Maine, United States, North America

Notes:

FROM CARD: "BIRCH BARK CANOE OF THE PASSAMAQUODDY INDIANS (ALGONQUIAN STOCK). MADE OF BIRCH BARK; OPEN, SHARP ENDED, ROUND BOTTOM, KEELLESS, WITH STRONG SHEER, MADE BY COVERING A LIGHT WOODEN FRAME WITH BIRCH BARK SEWED TOGETHER WITH SPLINTS OF WOOD. THIS TYPE OF CANOE IS USED ALSO BY THE PENOBSCOT INDIANS. EASTPORT, MAINE. 26,730. COLLECTED BY E. W. FRENCH." Formerly on exhibit in NHB Hall 9, case 10, where it was identified as "Sharp-prowed canoe."

Record Last Modified:

15 Dec 2014

Specimen Count:

2

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

000000

USNM Number:

E26730-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39228362e-cd4a-467a-9d3a-3ec0382ca35f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8378608