Canoe, Dugout

Object/Artifact

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Historic Stonington

Name/Title

Canoe, Dugout

Entry/Object ID

2009.0810.y

Description

Scale model of an Indian dugout canoe. Made by using the dugout canoes at Plymouth as a reference. The model was made just like the Indians made theirs. First a log was found. A fire was started in the middle of the log and the ashes were then scraped out. The process of starting the fire and scraping out the ashes is repeated until the desired form of the inside of the canoe is formed. lastly the outside ends our formed to shape by using tools. The model is hand made for the Indian program.

Collection

Education Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1995

Notes

Made: By Bill Breed