This wooden canoe was one of many imported into this country in the early 1900s from North America by Rowland Ward & Co. and sold through large London stores, in this particular case, Naturalists of Piccadilly.
It has three seats. It is decorated with a poker-work design including dragons and dolphins, zig zags and swags, far removed from the tradition of North American canoes but no doubt intended to appeal to the European market
Length 4.9m
Beam 0.81m
