Canoe Model
29-175-358
From: Canada | British Columbia
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 29-175-358 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Canada | British Columbia |
| Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Pigment |
| Description | "Northern Sea-going type", (For shape details see 29-175-354, British Columbia, Haida) Decoration in two shades of blue, black and red. Spined, toothed, open-mouthed fish (?) with a face drawn in tail, stretches entire length of each side. (One is swallow-ing another animal.)Two snakes or eels outlined on each gunwale. One animal drawn on top of stern, two on top of prow. Interior gouge next to gunwales, red. Blue bottom around open square with red outline of fish or shark. |
| Height | 24.5 cm |
| Length | 100 cm |
| Width | 25.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917 |
| Other Number | 6/9669 - Collector Number |
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