Canoes of Rivers, Lakes and Ocean

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Nuu-chah-nulth model sealing canoe with paddles, bailer and spear. Made by David Frank, Ahousaht, 1964. RBCM 12047 a-g.
This is a photograph of a model of a Nuu-chah-nulth sealing canoe with paddles, bailer and spear, made by David Frank.
First Nations canoe styles and materials are highly specialized for use on rivers, lakes and ocean, as these models indicate.

 

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This is a photograph of a model of Ktunaxa-style sturgeon-nose canoe, with very pointed bow and stern.

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This is a photograph of a model of a Gitxsan ocean going canoe with wooden human figures.

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This is a photograph of a model of a Coast Salish racing canoe, with an option to zoom in.

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This is a photograph of a model of an Athapaskan-style birchbark canoe.

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