Types of canoes on Puget Sound

The study documents and classifies indigenous canoe types around Puget Sound, describing six dugout forms and additional small craft while detailing hull shapes, gunwales, thwarts, fittings, ornamentation, and construction and repair techniques. It analyzes terminology for canoe parts, noting linguistic patterns and possible suffixes, and compares regional distributions and morphological relationships with neighboring coastal craft, identifying shared features and local variations. Measured descriptions, diagrams, and illustrations support typological distinctions and discussions of handling, seaworthiness, and material use, providing practical and comparative perspectives on design, manufacture, and cultural adaptation.