Canoe paddle
Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected in 1909 or 1910 by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950); purchased by George Heye from Frank Speck in 1910.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 2/5830
- Barcode
- 025830.000
- Culture/People
- Penobscot
- Seller
- Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
- Collector
- Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
- Object Type
- Watercraft and accessories
- Object Name
- Canoe paddle
- Media/Materials
- Wood
- Techniques
- Carved
- Place
- Maine; USA
- See related items
- Penobscot
- Watercraft and accessories
- Record ID
- NMAI_27563
- Usage
- CC0
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