Model Canoe Representing Chief's Canoe in War of 1812

Description

Creator: Jean-Baptiste Assiginack (1768-1866), Artist
Media Type: Image; Object
Item Type: Photographs
Description: Image of a model representing a Chief's Canoe in War of 1812, created by Jean-Baptiste Assiginack, an Odawa chief, who was a veteran of the War of 1812. After the war, he worked as a translator for the Indian Department and was an influential voice for his people in their alliance with the Crown. Birchbark, paint, cloth, feathers.
Date of Original: c. 1820
Dimensions: Height: 94 cm
Image Dimensions: Image Width: 1024cm
Image Height: 420cm
Subject(s): Canoes
First Nations
Transportation - History
War of 1812, Assiginack
Local identifier: SNPL000001V00I
Collection: SIx Nations Legacy Consortium Collection
Language of Item: English
Creative Commons licence: [more details]
Copyright Statement: Protected by copyright: Uses are subject to the terms of a contract. Contact the repository for further information. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Location of Original: Canadian Museum of Civilization, [CU: AH_0203_017_7]
Contact: Six Nations Public Library
Email:info@snpl.ca
Website:
https://www.snpl.ca

Agency street/mail address:
1679 Chiefswood Rd
PO Box 149
Ohsweken, ON N0A 1M0
519-445-2954

Groups of Related Records