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Indian whaling canoe entering the Straits of Juan de Fuca under sail
Indian whaling canoe entering the Straits of Juan de Fuca under sail
TitleIndian whaling canoe entering the Straits of Juan de Fuca under sail
Accession ID number1943.42.19224
Object Typenegative, glass-plate
CreatorAsahel Curtis
Date1910
RightsProperty of the Washington State Historical Society - All Rights Reserved
Full DescriptionA Makah whaling canoe enters the Strait of Juan de Fuca under sail. The photograph is taken at a distance looking towards the prow of the canoe.
Inscription19224
SubjectMakah; whaling; Strait of Juan de Fuca; canoe; sail
RemarksPhotograph is part of the Harney State Set that Curtis took for W.D. Harney, Photogravure Publisher
InterpretationThe life of the Makah was tied closely to the sea. They lived on the northwestern tip of Washington State, with their primary village located at Neah Bay. For subsistence and trade purposes they caught salmon, halibut and other fish, and hunted seals and whales. Many elaborate rituals were followed by the whalers, and these played a large part in Makah culture. Whalers offered prayers and songs to the whale to convince the beast initially to take the harpoon, and then come easily to shore. Source: ASAHEL CURTIS; PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE GREAT NORTHWEST. Richard Frederick and Jeanne Engerman. Tacoma : Washington State Historical Society, 1983
Electronic PublisherWashington State Historical Society
Descriptionglass; black and white
Date Digital2007
Dimensionheight: 8 inches; width: 10 inches
File CharacteristicsNegative scanned on a Microtek ArtixScan 1800f scanner at 600 ppi grayscale and resized to 300 dpi. Adjustments made using Adobe Photoshop CS2
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