E0540: Model, Canoe

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0540

Classification Category:

8:Communication Artifacts ➞ Education

Materials:

botanical ➔ wood
fabric ➔ thread

Dimensions:

40 cm L
9 cm W

Provenance of Object:

This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Source Locality:

USA

Description:

Model canoe made of birch bark with a wooden shoot to reinforce the edges of the boat, which are secured with thread.

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