1/5 - MINIATURE BIRCH BARK CANOE IN ST. FRANCIS-ABENAKI STYLE (SEE ADNEY, EDWARD T. "THE BARK CANOES AND SKIN BOATS OF NORTH AMERICA: PP. 92-93). RED AND BLUE PAINTED LINE ENCIRCLES TOP EDGE OF BOAT. HAS COTTON LASHINGS. BARK COVERING ON BOW OF BOAT CRACKED OFF. ADDITIONAL SECTION COMING AWAY FROM RIBS. ADHESIVE ON BOW AND STERN SEAMS AND GORE SIDE SEAMS. SET INCLUDES ONE CANOE PADDLE WITH BLADE PAINTED RED AND BLUE, TWO ROLLED SHEETS OF BIRCH BARK TIED WITH COTTON THREAD, AND ONE RED DYED WOODEN STEERING POLE. PURCHASED WITH TWO OTHER CANOE MODELS IN CATALOG NOS. E430520 AND E430522 BY WILLIAM C. STURTEVANT FOR THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY ANTHROPOLOGY DEPT. COLLECTION AT AUCTION IN 1987 FOR 320 BRITISH POUNDS. 2/5 - CANOE PADDLE. 3/5 - ROLLED BIRCH BARK SHEET. 4/5 - ROLLED BIRCH BARK SHEET. 5/5 - POLE
