. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. FlDDLEHEAD OF SCRAPED Bark On bow and stern of a Montagnais birch-bark canoe at Seven Islands, Que., Disk of Colored Porcupine Quills dec- orating canoe found at Namaquagon, Que., 1898. Within the 4-inch disk may have been an 8-pointed star. a chin and were much peaked at the gunwale ends. Most commonly the midsection had a flat bottom athwartships and a well-rounded bilge, giving the topsides, near the gunwale, a very slight outward flare. Some Tetes de Boule canoes had rather V- section ends in which the endmost rib was "broken
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. FlDDLEHEAD OF SCRAPED Bark On bow and stern of a Montagnais birch-bark canoe at Seven Islands, Que., Disk of Colored Porcupine Quills dec- orating canoe found at Namaquagon, Que., 1898. Within the 4-inch disk may have been an 8-pointed star. a chin and were much peaked at the gunwale ends. Most commonly the midsection had a flat bottom athwartships and a well-rounded bilge, giving the topsides, near the gunwale, a very slight outward flare. Some Tetes de Boule canoes had rather V- section ends in which the endmost rib was "broken" at the centerline. As a result the lines were sharp and the canoes paddled very easily. 107. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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