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Accession record notes that items in this collection were "found in ancient Huron Indian Graves"
From card: "Obtained 1933 from Harvery Smallboy & John Fletcher. Four vertical stakes, held with top crossbars, sides completely enclosed with horizontal sticks and birchbark on top. Moss over bottom to simulate the natural grass ? whether burial put on top or within this framework."
From card: "Gift of Tommy Jacob, 1932. Grey steatite pipe bowl in form of a hatchet, with few excised half circle decorations, attached by a thong from base of bowl to middle of wooden stem. This plain form is the old one."
BUILT BY WILLIAM TENNISCO OF THE GOLDEN LAKE BAND OF ALGONQUIN INDIANS, CALABOGIE, ONTARIO, CANADA IN 1940. THIS CANOE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, USED BY OWNER ON ADIRONDACK LAKE PISECO, NEW YORK, IN 1984. CEDAR PLANKS COVERED WITH BIRCH BARK, SEALED WITH SOME TYPE OF PITCH, 3 1/4" RIB ON 4" CENTER. THREE CROSS BRACES WITH LEATHER LACES COVERED WITH PITCH. ALL SEAMS OVERLAPPED ABOUT 2" ALSO SEALED WITH PITCH.