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Paddles for Dakota birchbark canoe
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| Description | Nineteenth century Dakota-made cedar canoe paddles. One paddle (A) has a flaring squared blade and a hand-rest, the other (B) has a long square blade. John Bluestone (Tukantoiciya), a Mdewakanton Dakota born in 1835, may have been living in Mendota when he made the associated birch bark canoe (see canoe 144). His son, Sam Bluestone (Herakamani), carved the cedar paddles. The canoe and paddles were given to Clifford J. Clarkson, ferryman at Mendota, in 1912. |
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| Quantity | 2 items |
| Format | Content Category: artifacts |
| Measurements | 26 1/2 inches length A) flaring squared blade 5 inches width A) flaring squared blade 1/2 inches depth A) flaring squared blade 32 1/4 inches length A) shaft 1 1/2 inches depth A) shaft 2 1/2 inches width A) shaft end grip 26 inches length B) long square blade 4 1/2 inches width B) long square blade 3/4 inches depth B) long square blade 41 inches length B) shaft 1 5/8 inches depth B) shaft |
| Nomenclature | Paddle (watercraft equipment) |
| Creation | Maker: Bluestone, Samuel Made by Mdewakanton Dakota |
| Subjects |
Bluestone, John Owned/used by: Clarkson, Clifford John Made by Mdewakanton Dakota Used in Mendota, Dakota County, Minnesota, United States Sibley House Museum Dakota Indians Canoes and canoeing. Indian. Transportation. Water |
| Dates | Creation: Uncertain 1880 - Not later than 1912 Use: Not earlier than 1912 - Not later than 1917 C.J. Clarkson, a Mendota ferryman, was given the canoe and paddles in 1912 and donated them to the Sibley House Museum 1917. |
| Holding Type | 3D Objects |
| ID Number | 145.A,B |
