A GREAT LAKES BIRCHBARK MODEL CANOE

A GREAT LAKES BIRCHBARK MODEL CANOE
PROBABLY CHIPPEWA
of typical canoe form with high curved bow and stern, constructed of wood frame, ribs, and thwarts with birchbark and porcupine quillwork in dyed green, yellow, pink, red, white, and blue, one side decorated with flowers, an American flag, and "Capt. E. H. Tompkins, Steamer Ontonagon" in large letters across the body of the canoe, the other side similarly decorated
Length: 48¼ in. (122.5 cm.)