Stormy Hamar and others with the Haida Canoe Revitalization Group, will offer a presentation about their documenting an ancient canoe on Prince of Wales Island.
The canoe is an unfinished red cedar dugout canoe. Although currently covered in moss and unrecognizable to a layman, it remains a vital historical object. The canoe is providing clues to contemporary carvers, who have no other existing examples of a pre-steamed Haida canoe to study.
Over the past month, a team of expert carvers and culture bearers have been documenting this ancient canoe, using photography, and drone photography to learn more about the site and taking measurements to make technical drawings and 3D models using photogrammetry.
The project is supported by a grant from the new Maritime Heritage Preservation Program, through the State Historic Preservation Office and the Alaska State Museum
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