Oolichan oil boiling vessel is 30 years old. It was made at Kitamaat Village from spruce wood. It is very large. The vessel was transported from Kitamaat River's "New camp".
Oolichan oil boiling vessel is 30 years old. It was made at Kitamaat Village from spruce wood. It is very large. The vessel was transported from Kitamaat River's "New camp".
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.