Canoe paddle
Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; acquired before 1821 by the Peabody Museum of Salem (now the Peabody Essex Museum); acquired by MAI through an exchange with the Peabody Museum in 1963.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Date created
- 1780-1820
- Catalog Number
- 23/2290
- Barcode
- 232290.000
- Culture/People
- Algonquin (Algonkin)
- Previous owner
- Peabody Museum of Salem (Peabody Essex Museum)
- Object Type
- Watercraft and accessories
- Object Name
- Canoe paddle
- Media/Materials
- Wood, paint
- Techniques
- Carved, painted
- Dimensions
- 169 x 5.5 x 14 cm
- Place
- Eastern Canada; Canada (inferred)
- See related items
- Algonquin (Algonkin)
- Watercraft and accessories
- Record ID
- NMAI_247528
- Usage
- CC0
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