Construction of a fishing pirogue: a builder uses a plane to smooth a board not yet affixed to the boat
Construction of a fishing pirogue: a builder uses a plane to smooth a board not yet affixed to the boat
Fashioned (built) by hand, the boat’s hull is a hollowed out tree trunk and its sides made of planking The bow construction can be traced to a design used centuries ago by the Caribs
Illustration was published in brochure flopped for a better composition. Artist was an employee of the National Park Service/Harpers Ferry Center, Division of Publications.; Abbr=PUB