Model Of Whaling Canoe, Complete Outfit Item Number: E72936-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
"Complete outfit" including harpoon, floats, bailer, and paddles (paddles missing) is catalog numbers 72936-72940.From card: "Boat model carved from a single piece of wood, painted black around the edges. some red along the gunwales and end. Six wooden figures, all but two carved as part of boat, others separate and attached. Loan: Crossroads Sep 22 1988. Loan returned: Jan 21 1993. Illus. Crossroads of Continents catalogue [with E72937, E72938, and E38882]; Fig. 215, p. 170."This model is described on p. 888 of Collins' Boat Ms.. James Swan is quoted there as identifying maker of this boat as a Makah man named "Nat".
Item History
- Made in Washington, USA
- Collected in Washington, USA
- Received from James G. Swan on June 21, 1883
What
- Name
- Model Of Whaling Canoe, Complete Outfit
- Identification Number
- E72936-0
- Type of Item
- canoe model and figure
Who
- Culture
- Makah
- Received from
- James G. Swan
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Washington, USA
- Collected in
- Washington, USA
When
- Acquisition Date
- on June 21, 1883
Other
- Accession Number
- 013261