Haisla Dugout Canoe

From Canoes: A Natural History in North America by Mark Neuzil and Norman Sims

  • A Haisla dugout canoe carved and painted by David Shaw in 1934 in Kitamaat, British Columbia. In 1967, the canoe was over-painted by Bill Reid in a Haida design of a Killer Whale with its head and dorsal fin on the prow and the body and tailfins on the stern.
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  • Cultural Studies
  • History
  • Native American Studies
  • Literature
  • Regional Studies
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  • 1934 & 1967
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  • Haisla dugout canoe carved and painted by David Shaw in 1934, overpainted by Bill Reid in 1967.