"On June 19, 2008, The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) and the Sealaska Heritage Institute held a formal naming and welcoming celebration for a new ocean-going cedar log canoe that has been especially carved for inclusion in the new Ocean Hall at the National Museum of Natural History."I learned about this cool boat from the latest issue of the e-newsletter, Anthropology at the Smithsonian, then Googled for this online article:
Tlingit Canoe Plies the Waters of Our Nation's Capitol
"A traditional Tlingit cedar canoe journeyed the Potomac River in Washington D.C. The 26-foot canoe, carved by Tlingit artist and Sealaska shareholder Doug (Kevin) Chilton was gifted to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History."
Photo credit: Smithsonian Institution, Donald Hurlbert
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