dugout canoe
Central New Brunswick Woodmen's Museum, Inc.
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| Nom de l'objet : | dugout canoe |
| Titre : | Big Ben Dug Out Canoe |
| Artiste ou artisan : | Benjamin Munn |
| Type de l'objet : | dugout cano |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | Canoe, Dugout |
| Discipline : | hand crafted |
| Matériaux : | wood |
| Technique de fabrication : | hewn |
| Numéro d'accession : | WM 1981.6 |
| Province d'origine : | New Brunswick |
| Pays d'origine : | Canada |
| Province d'utilisation : | New Brunswick |
| Pays d'utilisation : | Canada |
| Culture : | Canadian |
| Date de début de production : | 1908-01-01 |
| Date de fin de production : | 1908-12-31 |
| Description : | BIG BEN - dugout canoe. This canoe was formed out single pine log and has ribs made from juniper roots fitted along the inside. The canoe is approximately 31 feet long and is painted gray. |
| Commentaires : | Dugout canoes were among the earliest form of watercraft. Dugout canoes were mainly used for travel along rivers. They were relatively straightforward to make, provided trees of sufficient size were available. Benjamin Munn made this particular canoe, nicknamed "Big Ben" in 1908. Munn was an experienced woodsman and canoe builder. He had an order from J.S. Neill , Fredericton , NB, for a canoe with a bonus for a canoe more than 30 feet long. The usual price for a dugout canoe at the time was $20 and his customer offered him $25. This was a time when a woodsman's wages were $13 to $15 a month. Munn located the tree along the south slope of the Main Southwest Miramichi River. The tree was over 200 years old and was a rare find along the Miramichi even then. The work of shaping the canoe was done on the bank of the river and took three weeks to complete. |
| Fonctions : | The dig out canoe was hand hewn from a white pine log and was commissioned by J S Neill of Fredericton NB in 1908. J S Neill later gifted he dug out canoe to the York - Sunbury Museum in Fredericton (located in Officer's Square of the city). The dug out was at one time on permanent loan with Kings Landing in Prince William , NB for a time and the dugout was restored. In the beginning , the dug out was on loan to previous "owners", then permanent loan to Kings Landing, and finally gifted to the Central New Brunswick Woodmen's Museum in Boiestown , NB in 2002 where it is now located. The transition from loan to gift was granted and conducted by Gordon and D. Malcolm Neiill on behalf of J S Neiil (previous owner) (J.S. Neill, was a Fredericton hardware merchant and an enthusiastic fisherman). |
| Longueur : | 31 feet |
| Établissement : |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Boiestown |
| Province de l'établissement : | New Brunswick |
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