Passenger vessel; Canoe, Birch bark

Scale: Unknown. A model of a Central Canadian birch bark canoe made from wood and animal skin. The hull is constructed by plank-on-frame with varying frame widths and visible planking which is painted a uniform black. The hull is covered by several pieces of animal hide stitched together which are sewn to the bulwarks securing them to the hull. The hull is double-ended (one end has been broken off) and open with a single thwart in the centre of the vessel. At the complete end of the model, inboard, there is a carved piece of wood whose purpose is not known.

The high stem and stern indicate that this vessel is an Eastern Ojibway or Algonkin type canoe.

Object Details

ID: AAE0136
Collection: Ship models
Type: Full hull model; Plank-on-frame
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: Before 1906
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 280 mm x 850 mm x 250 mm
Parts: Passenger vessel; Canoe, Birch bark