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Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe donates traditional canoe to NMAI
Thursday, September 5, 2013
The
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
of Massachusetts is donating a traditional wood canoe to the
National Museum of the American Indian
.
The 16-foot-long mishoon was carved out of white pine. The wood itself was harvested using a traditional burning technique.
The entire process was filmed for a documentary that is also being donated to the NMAI. The boat will arrive at the
Cultural Resources Center
in Suitland, Maryland, tomorrow.
Get the Story:
Mashpee Wampanoag dugout canoe on way to Smithsonian
(The Cape Cod Times 9/5)
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