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Model Head Canoe
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Model Head Canoe
Model Head Canoe

Model Head Canoe

Datec 1879
Mediumcedar, paint
DimensionsOther: 14 × 12.5 × 63 cm (5 1/2 × 4 15/16 × 24 13/16 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-87
Object numberHRC 00087
Descriptionupswept bow and stern extend far beyond main body of canoe. flat bottom and sides. perforations in inner walls of canoe for thward moorings, and on top of bow and stern sections. wide, flat surfaces on bow and stern decorated in red and black. rectangular hole in bottom centre of canoe.
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