Contributed by Abbe Museum
Description
This image is of N.M. Francis and his wife in a birchbark canoe. Birchbark canoes were the primary means of travel for the Wabanaki for thousands of years, and the traditional craft of making them has been revitalized in recent years.
According to William A. Haviland in Down East Maine, for the Wabanaki, the canoe was the equivalent of today's pickup truck. Because of this, birchbark canoes greatly ranged in both length and weight depending on where and what they were used for.
About This Item
- Title: N.M. Francis and his wife in a canoe, ca. 1912
- Creator: A. F. Orr
- Creation Date: 1912
- Subject Date: circa 1912
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Locations:
- Old Town, Penobscot County, ME
- Indian Island, Penobscot County, ME
- Media: Postcard
- Dimensions: 8.5 cm x 14 cm
- Local Code: I-100.40
- Collection: Archives - Native Americans, Historic
- Object Type: Image
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Abbe Museum26 Mount Desert Street, PO Box 286, Bar Harbor, ME 04609
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