Mi'kmaq Birch Bark Canoe
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| Nom de l'objet : | Mi'kmaq Birch Bark Canoe |
| Technique de fabrication : | Bark |
| Numéro d'accession : | 1977.042.1 |
| Nom ou numéro du modèle : | n/a |
| Date de début de production : | 1900 |
| École ou style : | Aboriginal |
| Description : | This Mi'kmaq canoe was acquired near Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. The distinctive end profiles of this style of canoe do not appear in any other Aboriginal canoe design. The Mi'kmaq produced a variety of models and sizes of canoes, ranging from 2.75-7.3 metres (9-24 feet) in length. This small model could be classified as a "woods" or "bush" canoe, suited for portaging and navigating inland streams and rivers. |
| Fonctions : | The Mi'kmaq peoples were traditionally a hunting people. Water travel was the easiest method of travel so they became expert builders and users of birchbark canoes which they employed in hunting, fishing, general travel and warfare. (Adney & Chapelle, The Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of North America) The Mi'kmaq, Abenaki and Maliseet all lived in eastern Canada. While the Abenaki were farmers, the Mi'kmaq and their allies, the Maliseet, had become hunter-gatherers when they settled in this area. The Mi'kmaq depended on fish and sea mammals when living in coastal summer villages, and hunted and gathered from their interior winter camps. As middlemen, they traded with hunters from the north and farmers in the south. Mi'kmaq are skilled canoeists. Their sea-going craft have humped profiles. Sails were added in 1600's, when they also started sailing European shallops (pointed bows and sterns). |
| Nombre de parties composantes : | one |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Peterborough |
| Province de l'établissement : | Ontario |
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