Miniature Canoe

Name/Title

Miniature Canoe

Entry/Object ID

L2024.3.54

Description

Wood and birch bark canoe

Use

Model sold for the tourist trade

Context

This small canoe from Western New Hampshire is almost identical in construction to the common “Odanak Abenaki” model canoes sold by the ten thousand all over the Northeast and are still being made to this day. However, this one lacks the decking that is characteristic of the Odanak style that makes them almost look like a kayak. It is unclear whether this is an earlier, American Abenaki style, or a geographic variation, even if there are any others made in this style.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Abenaki Cultural Conservancy

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1930

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Model, Product

Nomenclature Class

Advertising Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects