About the Artwork
Canoe Paddle
ca. 1895
Chief David Shoppenagon (Maker) Chippewa, Native American, 1809 - 1911 (Maker) Chippewa, Native American
Wood (possibly pine)
Overall: 64 1/2 × 6 1/4 inches (163.8 × 15.9 cm)
Wood and Woodcarving
Indigenous Americas
Gift of Richard Pohrt, Jr.
2007.35
Copyright Not Evaluated
Markings
Signed in pencil, 20" upwards from the bottom on one side: DS
Provenance
Henry Dinninger acquired from a family at (Higgins Lake, Michigan, USA);purchased by Mike Slasinski (Saginaw, Michigan, USA).
purchased by Richard Pohrt, Jr.;
2007-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Chief David Shoppenagon; Chippewa, Native American, Canoe Paddle, ca. 1895, wood (possibly pine). Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Richard Pohrt, Jr., 2007.35.
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