Title

Tciman

Subject

Transportation

Anicinabe ocitowin (Arts and crafts)

Description

A bark canoe with a wooden frame, the frame and bark are pegged and sewn together with roots. Numerous gunwales. Two benches, one carrying bar. The ends appear to have been redone recently, while the bark is less aged. Painted motifs at the ends: a green maple leaf on one end, red pennant on mast at the other. Green strip along the edge of tciman. Several handwritten graffities on the bark.

Format

Object

Étendue

Length: 587.5 cm ; Width: 105.5 cm ; Height: 83.5 cm

Matériaux

Wood (Mitik)

Dye

Bark (Wigwas)

Birch (Wikwasatik)

Root (Wadabi)

Spruce

Technique de fabrication

Assembled

Cut

Dyed

Titre antérieur

Canoe [Musée de la Civilisation]
Title replaced by the Anicinabemowin term.

Source

https://collections.mcq.org/objets/40638

Contributor

Musée de la Civilisation (sharing)

Date Modified

2025-03-10

Access Rights

Open access

License

Protected by copyrights

Identifier

MdlC86-1491