Skimming the grease with skimmer and separating board in position. In the back beyond the boiler are the boiler lid with one masher and one paddle for stirring.
2 photographs :
b&w ; 11.5 x 11.5 cm
b&w ; 20 x 20 cm
Scope and Content
Skimming the grease with skimmer and separating board in position. In the back beyond the boiler are the boiler lid with one masher and one paddle for stirring.
Photograph of Micah Shaw carving a canoe with possibly Charlie Shaw, his son, and heating rocks for the steaming with a boat in background.
Notes
According to Mike Robinson, the small winding creek at the far right as known as Qwenish, and was a route the Haida would sometims take inland to raid the Haisla.
Part of series of seven photographs depicting the construction of a canoe using traditional tools and methods.