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Canoe
Canoe
Artist (Algonquins of Barriere Lake, 1901 - 1987)

Canoe

NameCanoe
Date1950-1970
Mediumwood plating, edging, and frame with single layer birch bark exterior, pitch-sealed seams
Dimensions26 1/2 × 36 7/8 × 170 in. (67.3 × 93.7 × 431.8 cm)
ClassificationsTransportation Vehicles
Credit LineGift of Embry Rucker and Joan MacLean
Object number2016.6.1
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