Canoe model with figures

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Date created: AD 1000–1470 (Late Intermediate period)

Culture/People: probably Chancay (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Donor: Sherwin Landfield (Sherwin Herman Landfield), Non-Indian, 1921-2007; Jacqueline Landfield (Marie Louise Jacqueline Plas/Mrs. Sherwin Landfield), Non-Indian, 1926-2011
Collector: Sherwin Landfield (Sherwin Herman Landfield), Non-Indian, 1921-2007

Collection History: Collection history unknown; acquired by Sherwin Landfield (1921-2007) in the 1960s when he worked in South America for the United States Agency for International Development; donated to NMAI in 2007 by Sherwin Landfield and Jacqueline Landfield (1926-2011).
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Place: Río Chancay valley; Huaral Province; Lima Region; Peru (inferred)

See related items: Chancay (archaeological culture); Watercraft and accessories

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/6407
Barcode: 266407.000

Object Type: Watercraft and accessories

Object Name: Canoe model with figures
Media/Materials: Wool cloth, vegetal fiber, cotton cloth, camelid hair yarn
Techniques: Wrapped, sewn
Dimensions: 5 x 12 x 29 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67016a1e5-edfb-431a-b532-41e654ca261a

Record ID: NMAI_387249