Contributed by Abbe Museum
Description
While this, turn of the century, etched model canoe is not signed, the animals and plants depicted on it are virtually identical to those on log carriers made by Joe Nicholas that are in the Abbe Museum's collection.
Since the 19th century there have been several Joe Nicholas' in the Passamaquoddy community. It is unknown which Joe Nicholas may have done this work. However, often work that is most likely to be by Nicholas can be found attributed to, the more famous Passamaquoddy birchbark artist, Tomah Joseph.
About This Item
- Title: Miniature canoe, ca. 1893
- Creator: Joseph Nicholas
- Creation Date: circa 1893
- Subject Date: circa 1893
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Locations:
- Sipayik, Pleasant Point, Washington County, ME
- Perry, Washington County, ME
- Media: Birchbark, ash, cedar
- Dimensions: 11.5 cm x 63.5 cm x 13.3 cm
- Local Code: 2009-01
- Object Type: Physical Object
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- Indians of North America--Maine--Antiquities
- Indian art--North America
- Indians of North America--Maine--Passamaquoddy Indians
- Canoes--Maine--Pleasant Point
- Miniature wood carvings--Maine--Pleasant Point
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For more information about this item, contact:
Abbe Museum26 Mount Desert Street, PO Box 286, Bar Harbor, ME 04609
(207) 288-3519
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