Squamish Nation Collections database : Cultural Item : Tools, canoe bailer. [C2022.007.053]

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IdentifierC2022.007.053

Date1972

Object Name / TitleTools, canoe bailer.

Object TypeTools

Description Canoe bailer, birch bark with wooden handle. The bailer is a cuvred birch bark and is pleated and slotted into notches on either side of the handle. The bailer is angled forward to assit in scooping water from a canoe. The bailer is tilted horizontally. Made by Moses Billy in 1972.

MaterialsWood, Metal

ApprenticeMoses Billy

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