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Canoes: A Natural History in North America
by Mark Neuzil and Norman Sims
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The knife had a curved handle and was usually drawn toward the holder, slicing off thin shavings of soft cedar and other woods.
Subjects
History
Cultural Studies
Literature
Native American Studies
Regional Studies
Related Section
Chapter 2: Birch-Bark Canoes
Keywords
construction
birch bark
Content Type
photograph
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Rightsholder
Canadian Canoe Museum
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in-copyright
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non-exclusive, world-wide, perpetual
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Courtesy of the Canadian Canoe Museum.
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Canadian Canoe Museum
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File Size
33.2 MB
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3120
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3718
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image/tiff
Last Modified
2023-03-13T02:35:39Z
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A crooked knife was an essential tool in the shaping of ribs, sheathing, thwarts, and other parts of the canoe.
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