Photograph of a carver carving a dugout canoe with a dog by his side. His back is facing the camera, and there is wood surrounding him at the Village site. Canoe is being prepared for steaming.
Photograph of a carver carving a dugout canoe with a dog by his side. His back is facing the camera, and there is wood surrounding him at the Village site. Canoe is being prepared for steaming.
Notes
Part of series of seven photographs depicting the construction of a canoe using traditional tools and methods.
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.
Rectangular wooden plaque with carved MIYA (fish) in the center. The frame is of dark red cedar, while the miya is of lighter-coloured alder. Corners are rounded. Back has a thread strung between two hooks in order to hang it. Piece is an example of Wilson's early carving that made use of scrap wood from larger projects.
Rectangular wooden plaque with carved MIYA (fish) in the center. The frame is of dark red cedar, while the miya is of lighter-coloured alder. Corners are rounded. Back has a thread strung between two hooks in order to hang it. Piece is an example of Wilson's early carving that made use of scrap wood from larger projects.
Physical Condition
Good
Material
cedar
alder
Technique
carved
Culture
Haisla
Condition Remarks
Two scrapes in the wood - one on the upper frame and one on the background above the back fin - caused when case lid fell on it while being lowered by staff, March 6th 2024.
Some scratches in the wood on the back.
Height
2 cm
Width
20 cm
Length
35.3 cm
Date Range
1992-1994
Accession Number
2021.9.3
Biographical Notes
Lyle Wilson (b. 1955) is a Haisla artist from Kitimaat Village. His repertoire includes wood carving, painting, metalworking and glassworking. His art has been sold and displayed across North America, Europe, and Asia.
Small wooden canoe carving made from a fragment of a much older canoe from Kitamaat Village. The piece is roughly rectangular, with one end more pointed than the other. The wood is around 2.5 cm thick at the far ends of the fragment, and has been carved or sanded down in the middle so that the canoe 'emerges' from it.
Small wooden canoe carving made from a fragment of a much older canoe from Kitamaat Village. The piece is roughly rectangular, with one end more pointed than the other. The wood is around 2.5 cm thick at the far ends of the fragment, and has been carved or sanded down in the middle so that the canoe 'emerges' from it.
Physical Condition
Good
Material
red cedar
Technique
carved
Culture
Haisla
Height
2.5 cm
Width
4 cm
Length
14 cm
Inscriptions
"Haisla gilwa fragment coll @ Kitamaat circa 1979. LYLE WILSON Oct. 13, 2014."
Dug out and steamed canoe called "Little Blackfish" made by Tom Nyce Sr.; carved at Kitamaat Village which began in April 1982. Named after a canoe named "Blackfish" which once won the canoe races held annually in Kitamaat during the May Day weekend. Log for canoe was donated by Eurocan. Blackfish, Beaver and Raven are painted in a black, white, and red design on both sides.
Dug out and steamed canoe called "Little Blackfish" made by Tom Nyce Sr.; carved at Kitamaat Village which began in April 1982. Named after a canoe named "Blackfish" which once won the canoe races held annually in Kitamaat during the May Day weekend. Log for canoe was donated by Eurocan. Blackfish, Beaver and Raven are painted in a black, white, and red design on both sides.
