Notes

From card: "Trans. fr. Boat Hall to Div. Ethnol. Oct 23, 1899. Refer: Collins' MS. p. 880." From H. Collins' Smithsonian Boat Collection Ms. p. 880: "Makah sealing canoe. Used by the Makah Indians at Neah Bay, Washington, chiefly for hunting the fur seal. Collected by J.G. Swan, Neah Bay, Washington, 1887 [sic, should be 1884]. A open flat bottom, keeless dugout canoe, with flaring sides; long, sharp, overhanging bow, terminating in beak-like point; nearly vertical sharp stern; rather straight on top except at bow which curves up sharply. Painted black all outside."This canoe is described in some detail (identified as the 15 foot canoe) in James Swan's letter dated October 16, 1884, filed in accession # 15152. It is also listed as # 39 on the Swan invoice/list dated October 30, 1884 in accession 15152. Paddles E74771 may go with this canoe? See remarks for E74771.