Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected in 1899 during the E.H. Harriman Expedition to Alaska, sponsored by railroad magnate Edward Henry Harriman (1848-1909); formerly in the collection of his daughter Mary Harriman Rumsey (1881-1934); bequeathed to MAI by Mary Harriman Rumsey.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Haida
- Expedition
- E. H. Harriman Alaskan Expedition (1899)
- Expedition sponsor
- Edward Henry Harriman (E. H. Harriman), Non-Indian, 1848-1909
- Previous owner
- Mary Harriman Rumsey (Mary E. Harriman), Non-Indian, 1881-1934
- Donor
- Estate of Mary Harriman Rumsey
- Object Name
- Canoe paddle
- Media/Materials
- Wood
- Techniques
- Carved
- Object Type
- Watercraft and accessories
