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.
Kitchen staff in the kitchen handing out meals to the men in the line up. Four kitchen ladies serving men from behind te counter. The cook is cooking somethnig behind the kitchen staff ladies.
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.9 x 10.3 cm
1 negative : b&w ; 12.5 x 9.9 cm
Scope and Content
Kitchen staff in the kitchen handing out meals to the men in the line up. Four kitchen ladies serving men from behind te counter. The cook is cooking somethnig behind the kitchen staff ladies.