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| CHINOOK VILLAGE SCENE-Slitting planks for Long House and hewing out canoe. Bow and stern pieces applied separately. One fellow with a mouth plug blow to drill holes, another with wrapped role of spruce root twine to bind on Bow piece. Fellow near stern throwing load of Seaweed Kelp on the fire where they are burning out core. It was to control fire, kids going Oyster picking in smaller Canoe. Men Adzing down beams for house and carrying planks of cedar. Tree had been fallen by kelp tied around it and fire burning in to tree below the kelp they tied around it to prevent out of control blaze. Burned in deeply all the way around it was ready for adzes to chop into. Adzes were made of Obsidian , Beavers teeth, sharpened bone, and stone as well as Iron Nails, from occasional pieces of wrecked Chinese Junks that washed ashore on the Coast. They kept a sharp eye out for this iron. 39 Inches wide, 18 Inches tall and 3 inches thick. This carving has been donated to The Native American Youth and Family Center, Portland, Oregon (NAYA). The Center may be able to obtain the equipment (benches, band saw and hand carving tools) so I can teach the Youth to carve. They would need sponsors for this program. If you like my work and would be interested in helping make this happen email Nicole Maher (nicholem@nayapdx.org), mention you are writing about the Project for Art McKellips to Teach the Youth Carving. |
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