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Canoe Model
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Canoe Model
Canoe Model

Canoe Model

Date1918
Mediumwood, paint
DimensionsOther: 22.9 × 15.2 × 100.3 cm (9 × 6 × 39 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-1190
Object numberHRC 01190
Descriptionwooden model of large ocean going Haida canoe. fisheries museum had no information as to source. bow and stern raised high, 6 thwarts, 1 in bow wide and with hole in middle, large thwart nailed to top edge at centre, also with hole in middle. platform set in sterrn. gunwhales, thwarts and platform painted red. bow and stern paintted in detail, outlined in black with red and green details. red border along top of outside edge.
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