The Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of North America

A comprehensive technical and ethnographic survey of the continent's bark canoes and skin boats that documents their early history, raw materials, and traditional tools, then explains hull forms and step-by-step construction techniques. Regional chapters present variations in design and use across maritime, inland, and northwestern traditions, followed by a specialist account of Arctic skin boats including umiak and kayak. Richly illustrated with measured plans, photographs, sketches, and a practical appendix on rolling techniques, the work combines field observations, construction diagrams, and a bibliography to guide understanding and reproduction of these craft.