Tlingit, Alaska
19th century
Wood with pigment
Canoe length 33½ in. (85.1 cm), height 7½ in. (19.1 cm); paddles length 18 in. (45.7 cm)
Provenance: Buffalo Tracks Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
This Tlingit model canoe was made in Alaska in the 19th century and is accompanied by carved paddles. Canoes were central to Northwest Coast life, supporting travel, fishing, trade, ceremony, and social connection across coastal waters. Model canoes translated this important vessel form into a smaller scale for collection, exchange, or display.
The canoe is carved in wood with painted Northwest Coast design elements along the exterior. The long, high-sided form and separate paddles give the group a strong sense of movement and maritime use. Old collection labels add to the object's collecting history and should be retained as part of the record.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
Tlingit, Alaska
19th century
Wood with pigment
Canoe length 33½ in. (85.1 cm), height 7½ in. (19.1 cm); paddles length 18 in. (45.7 cm)
Provenance: Buffalo Tracks Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
This Tlingit model canoe was made in Alaska in the 19th century and is accompanied by carved paddles. Canoes were central to Northwest Coast life, supporting travel, fishing, trade, ceremony, and social connection across coastal waters. Model canoes translated this important vessel form into a smaller scale for collection, exchange, or display.
The canoe is carved in wood with painted Northwest Coast design elements along the exterior. The long, high-sided form and separate paddles give the group a strong sense of movement and maritime use. Old collection labels add to the object's collecting history and should be retained as part of the record.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
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