Dublin Core
Title
canoe
Object
canoe
Native Name
bithlow
Nomenclature Category
9: RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
Nomenclature Classification Term
TOYS:
Culture
Seminole
Brief Description
Tan wooden carved toy canoe with curved prow.
Description
Tan wooden carved toy canoe with curved prow. Hand carved of swamp/bald cypress. Lightweight. Interior is slightly hollowed out with a slightly deeper depression for 4” in center. Carving marks visible.
Use
created for sale to tourists, outsiders /
domestic use artifact; everyday artifact without special supernatural meaning
domestic use artifact; everyday artifact without special supernatural meaning
Dimension 1
6.25” L
Dimension 2
1” W
Dimension 3
0.75” D
Object Date
1951 1955 own/col
Material
wood(swamp/bald cypress)
Construction
carved(hand)
Maker Culture
Seminole
Condition
EXCEL
Source
Davis, Hilda J. -donation
Collector
Davis, Hilda J. anthropological/ethnological
field
field
Accession Number
1984-06-0024
Type
object
State
FL
Country
USA
Continent
NA
Cataloging History
2010 RECAT: Jodine Perkins
Cataloging: Consulted References
Hough, Romeyn Beck. 2002. The Woodbook. Entry #119. London: Taschen
Rights Holder
Indiana University/Mathers Museum