Building a birch-bark canoe [3 of 9 images]
Collection Name
Rivenburg, Lawyer and Cora Photograph Album. 1910-1914 (bulk)
Identifier
UAF-1994-70-106
Title
Building a birch-bark canoe [3 of 9 images]
Description
Title by cataloger . Photograph of two women sewing bark on a birch bark canoe . Narrative in the photo album reads : "Next as shown below , the women sew the pieces of birch together , sewing over and over . For thread they use the small roots of the spruce which have been soaked in water a long time . These are split by using the teeth and hands into flat , half-round pieces which are flexible and tough . Using an awl to make holes , all seams are sewed ; and pieces of bark are sewed over knot holes or any weak places in the bark. "
Creator
Rivenburg, Lawyer
Subject.TGM
Women Sewing Canoes Indigenous peoples
Subject.Local
Ethnotechnology Alaska Natives--Interior Alaska--Athabascan
Location
Stevens Village (Alaska)
Region
Interior Alaska
Time Period
1896 to 1913
Date
1912 - 1914
Type
Collection Image (Photographs)
Ordering & Use
For information on ordering and using this material: http://library.uaf.edu/order-photos
Holding Institution
Alaska and Polar Regions Collections, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.; mailto:UAF-APR-reference-Service@alaska.edu --(907) 474-2791--PO Box 756808, Fairbanks, AK 99775-6808.
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