| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| IWLFNDU |
Posted - December 14 2010 : 7:32:49 PM
Imagine hauling this thing back as a souvenir! 
Pretty cool find, though...
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/Historic+birchbark+canoe+found+storage+shed/3974390/story.html
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| 4 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| IWLFNDU |
Posted - December 18 2010 : 10:50:44 AM
Interesting points, guys. Hopefully, the woman's relative kept records of some sort as you certainly can't go by style alone. And perhaps there is some way to date the bark used or perhaps the technique? It will be interesting to hear how they go about the process. Hopefully, there is something a little more stringent than a guess. |
| Monadnock Guide |
Posted - December 15 2010 : 11:05:21 AM
It may well have not been built by American Indians, - many early explorers both here and in Canada built that style/type of canoe. Folks seem to think only Indians built those, - not so. |
| Fitzhugh Williams |
Posted - December 15 2010 : 09:56:29 AM
It says, quote:
created at an as-yet unidentified First Nation
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If it were indeed made by a First Nation, then it would be thousands of years old and not 250. |
| Monadnock Guide |
Posted - December 15 2010 : 08:53:43 AM
Amazing that it survived at all in that long a time period. Hopefully, it gets restored/preserved as much as possible, and is put on display. |
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