Canoe
- Object Name:
- Canoe
- Object ID:
- 1994.502
- Creator:
- Eastern Abenaki, Probably Maliseet or Penobscot
- Place of Origin:
- New Brunswick, Canada; Saint John (Wolastoq) River Valley; Northern New England
- Date:
- circa 1860
- Description:
- Birchbark canoe. Exterior is made of bark pieces sewn together, and sealed with pitch or tar. Interior is constructed of cedar wood planks and ribs. "Lola" painted in white cursive on each side at one stem. Five-pointed star painted on each side at opposite stem.
- Material:
- Birchbark
Cedar
Maple
Spruce root
Rattan
Muslin - Dimensions:
- H-25.25 W-31 L-226 inches Weight-80 oz
- Provenance:
- The canoe was acquired by the New Hampshire Historical Society before 1940. The source is unknown. In 1940, it was in the attic of the NHHS museum building at 214 North Main Street. Loaned to the Franklin Pierce Homestead in Hillsborough from 1952 to 1997.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- Subjects:
- Canoes, Native Americans
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