Canoe paddle model/miniature

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Culture/People: Haida
Previous owner: Senator Walsh, Non-Indian; Helen Pep Grodka (Helen Groz Pep/A Tehom Win/Mrs. Frederick B. Grodka), Non-Indian, 1898-1982
Donor: Sonia Grodka Blumenthal (Sonia Dorothy Grodka), Non-Indian; Harry W. Blumenthal, Non-Indian, 1924-2013

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Senator Walsh of Connecticut (possibly State Senator Robert Jay Walsh (1854–1916); acquired by Helen Pep Grodka (1898-1982, an artist and Native American art enthusiast) from an unknown source at an unknown date; donated to MAI in 1982 by Helen Pep Grodka's daughter and son-in-law, Sonia Grodka Blumenthal and Harry W. Blumenthal (1924-2013).
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Place: Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands); North Coast Regional District (Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District); British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago: Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands)

See related items: Haida; Watercraft and accessories

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/1531
Barcode: 251531.000

Object Type: Watercraft and accessories

Object Name: Canoe paddle model/miniature
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Carved
Dimensions: 68 x 11.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws693eb55be-30dd-46ec-b137-9262202222f1

Record ID: NMAI_267383