Lot 716
An Antique Louisiana Cypress Dugout Pirogue, 19th c., Acadian, carved from a single cypress log, height 17 in., length 126 1/2 in., depth 22 in. Note: The dugout pirogue is the oldest boat type in Louisiana and remained in use well into the early 20th century. Plank pirogues began replacing dugouts by 1930, when large cypress logs became scarce; changing patterns of boat storage also contributed to the demise of the dugout. Professor C. Ray Brassieur of the University of Louisiana, Lafayette, notes that cypress boats are most durable when left partially submerged, but that also leaves them vulnerable to theft. Modern habits of trailering and frequent relaunching of boats leads to shrinkage cracks in dugout hulls which are avoided with later plank-constructed pirogues. Reference: http://www.louisianafolklife.org/
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