Canoe bailer

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Date created: 1964

Culture/People: Swinomish
Artist/Maker: Albert Irving, Swinomish
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source: Swinomish Tribal Community

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Swinomish Tribal Community in 1964; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place: La Conner, Swinomish Reservation; Skagit County; Washington; USA
Island Name: Fidalgo Island
Island Grouping: Puget Sound Islands

See related items: Swinomish; Watercraft and accessories

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/1856
Barcode: 261856.000

Object Type: Watercraft and accessories

Object Name: Canoe bailer
Media/Materials: Cedar bark, wood, raffia
Techniques: Bent, carved, wrapped, tied
Dimensions: 27.2 x 17 x 13.7 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws649195a43-7b91-4839-82c8-d02d8221f290

Record ID: NMAI_277963