Dugout canoe model. Made of carved wood with 3 thwarts; black-painted exterior. Black pigment used.
Donor:
Ronald Leroy Olson
Collection place:
Puget Sound, Western Washington
Verbatim coll. place:
Puget Sound att.
Culture or time period:
Central Coast Salish and Coast Salish
Collector:
Ronald Leroy Olson
Collection date:
1940-1949
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Canoes and Models (concepts)
Accession date:
1940
Context of use:
Freight canoe used for journeys with household possessions in quiet waters.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 66 centimeters
Comment:
Native name: "stiwal" References: T.T. Waterman and G. Coffin, "Types of Canoes on Puget Sound," Museum of American Indian Heye Foundation, Indian Notes and Monographs #5, 1920.