Canoe model

Culture/People
Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
Possible collector
Dr. A. Eugene Austin (Alonzo Eugene Austin, Jr.), Non-Indian, 1868-1948
Previous owner
Dr. A. Eugene Austin (Alonzo Eugene Austin, Jr.), Non-Indian, 1868-1948
Sarah H. Austin (Sarah Frances Hall/Mrs. Alonzo Eugene Austin), Non-Indian, 1871-1952
Donor
Dr. A. Eugene Austin (Alonzo Eugene Austin, Jr.), Non-Indian, 1868-1948
Sarah H. Austin (Sarah Frances Hall/Mrs. Alonzo Eugene Austin), Non-Indian, 1871-1952
Collection History
Possibly collected by Alonzo Eugene Austin (1868-1948, a New York City doctor of homeopathy who spent his boyhood in Alaska as the son of Presbyterian missionary parents); donated to MAI by Dr. Austin and his wife Sarah Hall Austin (1871-1952) in 1930.
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Place
Vancouver Island; British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago
Vancouver Island Group
Island Name
Vancouver Island
See related items
Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
Watercraft and accessories
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
16/8473
Barcode
168473.000
Object Type
Watercraft and accessories
Object Name
Canoe model
Media/Materials
Wood
Techniques
Painted
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6cb0af1e3-7106-4550-9a58-9221af6ac9ae
Record ID
NMAI_180109