Canoe paddle used when hunting sea mammals
Object Details
- Culture/People
- Makah
- Collector
- Leo J. Frachtenberg (Leo Joachim Frachtenberg/Leo J. Frachtenburg), Non-Indian, 1883-1930
- Collection History
- Collected in 1916 by Leo J. Frachtenberg (1883-1930, an anthropologist who specialized in Native American languages) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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- Date created
- 1800-1900
- Catalog Number
- 5/9712
- Barcode
- 059712.000
- Object Type
- Watercraft and accessories
- Object Name
- Canoe paddle used when hunting sea mammals
- Media/Materials
- Hardwood, charcoal
- Techniques
- Carved, painted
- Dimensions
- 183.5 x 15 x 4.5 cm
- Place
- Neah Bay, Makah Reservation; Clallam County; Washington; USA
- See related items
- Makah
- Watercraft and accessories
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Record ID
- NMAI_64132
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws696881970-5873-4fe3-b41a-e299fe9af452
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