id:			110826
accession number:	1929.350
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1929.350
updated:		2025-05-01 11:03:30.905000

Model Canoe and Paddles, 1900s. Africa, East Africa, probably Uganda, unknown maker. Wood; overall: 12.8 cm (5 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the African Art Sponsors of Karamu House, 1929.350

title:				Model Canoe and Paddles
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creation date:			1900s
creation date earliest:		1900
creation date latest:		1929
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creditline:			Gift of the African Art Sponsors of Karamu House
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culture:	Africa, East Africa, probably Uganda, unknown maker
technique:	wood
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Furniture and woodwork
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measurements: Overall: 12.8 cm (5 1/16 in.)
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PROVENANCE

	Acquired by Paul Travis on behalf of the African Art Sponsors and the Gilpin Players by purchase from an unidentified female seller in Rwanda
	date: 1928
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			* <div><!--block-->It appears on a checklist of "African Material" circa 1928 as "Model of war canoe, Sesse Islands, Lake Victoria." Archives of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.</div>
			
			* <div><!--block-->Letter from Paul Travis to Russell W. Jeliffe, February 9, 1928, Kampala, Uganda. Object described as "1 boat model of the Seese Island war canoes, very complete" on a list of objects being sent from Uganda. He writes "The Above are from Ruanda, bought directly from the women." Archives of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History</div>
			
			
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	The African Art Sponsors of Karamu House
	date: 1928
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art by gift
	date: 1929—
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