Setting The Conical Net illustration by Lyle Wilson. Black ink on white paper. Shows three men in a canoe with a net in the water below them, and eulachon getting carried into the net by the river's current. The structure of the net is also explained. This image is featured in the book "Eulachon A Fish to Cure Humanity" on page 16.
Setting The Conical Net illustration by Lyle Wilson. Black ink on white paper. Shows three men in a canoe with a net in the water below them, and eulachon getting carried into the net by the river's current. The structure of the net is also explained. This image is featured in the book "Eulachon A Fish to Cure Humanity" on page 16.
Yellow cedar paddle, pommel glued to shaft. Paint colours red, black and light blue. Carved by Haisla artist Henry Robertson. This paddle is for the captain of the canoe. On one side, from the handle to the tip, the animals are: Octopus, Crab, Halibut, Ling Cod, Abalone, Bullhead, Rat Fish, Dog Fish, Wolf Fish, Salmon, Red Snapper, Sea Urchin, Dog Salmon, Eel, Cod, Killer Whale. On the other side, from mid-point to tip, the animals are: Sea Urchin, Abalone, Black Cod, Clam and Halibut.
Yellow cedar paddle, pommel glued to shaft. Paint colours red, black and light blue. Carved by Haisla artist Henry Robertson. This paddle is for the captain of the canoe. On one side, from the handle to the tip, the animals are: Octopus, Crab, Halibut, Ling Cod, Abalone, Bullhead, Rat Fish, Dog Fish, Wolf Fish, Salmon, Red Snapper, Sea Urchin, Dog Salmon, Eel, Cod, Killer Whale. On the other side, from mid-point to tip, the animals are: Sea Urchin, Abalone, Black Cod, Clam and Halibut.
