Model canoe with figures
Dateca. 1800
Label TextThe stalwart ocean-going canoe was constructed from a hollowed-out red cedar log which was then steamed by pouring in water and fire-heated rocks, causing the sides to be flared, while still maintaining strength. Large canoes were used for transportation, sea mammal hunting and ceremonial occasions. The man and woman in the center of the vessel have been identified as a wedding couple.
Object number93.80
Photo CreditPhoto: Paul Macapia
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Native Visions: Northwest Coast Art, 18th Century to the Present, October 1, 1998 - January 31, 1999Published ReferencesBrown, Steven C., Native Visions: Evolution in Northwest Coast Art from the Eighteenth Through the Twentieth Century, Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1998, pg. 64.Credit LineMargaret E. Fuller Purchase Fund and the General Acquisition Fund in honor of Jay and Susan Gates
Dimensions7 1/4 x 7 1/4 x 38 1/2 in. (18.42 x 18.42 x 97.8 cm)
MediumAlder, paint, nails
First Nations, Nuu-chah-nulth, Hesquiat
ca. 1900
Object number: 91.1.70
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