Kwakiutl dugout canoe and Haida dugout canoe
Paintings of dugout canoes in National Museum of Natural History Anthropology collections
The collection consists of five (5) paintings of dugout canoes held by the Department of Anthropology object collections.
Three drawings are of a Tlingit canoe (see USNM Number E168115). The catalog record for the canoe states that these drawings were made by Bill Holm.
Two drawings are of a Kwakwaka'wakw canoe (see USNM Number E26785-0). The catalog card for the canoe states: "In 1959 this canoe had badly deteriorated and the museum had the woodwork completely restored by the professional shipwright of the Eastern Shore of Chesapeake Bay, James B. Richardson. The original painted designs had faded, but from old photos could be recovered and drawings were made for this purpose (now in National Anthropological Archives). The repainting of the designs on the canoe were done by Mr. Peter Rosock of the Anthro. Lab (under Mr. Joseph Andrews)."
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NAA MS 168115
Previously titled "Kwakiutl dugout canoe and Haida dugout canoe."
The drawings were transferred from the object collections of the Department of Anthropology to the National Anthropological Archives in 1969.
Paintings of dugout canoes in National Museum of Natural History Anthropology collections (MS 168115), National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Draftsman's Rendition of Painted Prow of Dugout Canoe with Bear and Abstract Motifs Painting
Draftsman's Rendition of Painted Prow of Dugout Canoe with Bear and Abstract Motifs Painting
NAA INV 08599100
Draftsman's Rendition of Painted Prow of Dugout Canoe with Bear and Abstract Motifs Painting
Draftsman's Rendition of Painted Prow of Dugout Canoe with Bear and Abstract Motifs Painting
NAA INV 08599200
Draftsman's Rendition of Painted Dugout Canoe with Bear And Abstract Motifs Painting
Draftsman's Rendition of Painted Dugout Canoe with Bear And Abstract Motifs Painting
NAA INV 08599300
Draftsman's Rendition of Painted Dug-Out Canoe with Animal And Abstract Motifs Painting
Draftsman's Rendition of Painted Dug-Out Canoe with Animal And Abstract Motifs Painting
NAA INV 08599500
Draftsman's Rendition of Painted Prow of Dugout Canoe with Bear and Abstract Motifs Painting
Draftsman's Rendition of Painted Prow of Dugout Canoe with Bear and Abstract Motifs Painting
NAA INV 08599400