Making a canoe

MVC-784S.JPG (23166 bytes) Canoes were made by felling large trees, letting them sit for three months or so until they were dry, and the burning the insides out of them. This process had to be carefully watched.
This man is gesturing to the end of the log which would have clay packed up against it to control the fire. Notice that he is gesturing with a flute. In between tour groups he was playing a haunting melody on this flute. MVC-577S.JPG (26652 bytes)

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