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Canoe model

American Indian Museum

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  • Canoe model

    Object Details

    Culture/People

    Native Hawaiian

    Previous owner

    W. Richard West, Jr. (Rick West), Southern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne), b. 1943

    Donor

    W. Richard West, Jr. (Rick West), Southern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne), b. 1943

    Collection History

    Presented to NMAI Director W. Richard West (Southern Cheyenne) in 2005; donated to NMAI by W. Richard West in 2008.

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    Date created

    2003-2004

    Catalog Number

    26/7255

    Barcode

    267255.000

    Object Type

    Watercraft and accessories

    Object Name

    Canoe model

    Media/Materials

    Acacia/Koa wood, twine/string

    Techniques

    Carved, wrapped, tied

    Dimensions

    53.8 x 22.7 x 5.6 cm

    Place

    Kaunakakai; Maui County; Hawaii; USA

    Archipelago

    Polynesia

    Island Name

    Molokai

    Island Grouping

    Hawaiian Islands

    See related items

    Native Hawaiian
    Watercraft and accessories

    Data Source

    National Museum of the American Indian

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60bc8224f-26a7-4050-92d1-8ec07e45c3ad

    Record ID

    NMAI_394552

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