Making a Fish Scoop

A set of 7 photographs of Napthelie McKenzie showing the making of a fish scoop used to lift pieces of fish from hot cooking water. -p01: Napthelie roughs out the shape of the scoop with a little hatchet. -p02: Then he refines the shape with a small plane. -p03 to -p05: Here he continues shaping the scoop with a knife. -p06: Now he uses a plane to smooth and finish making the scoop. -p07: Here you can see the shape of the scoop, ready to lift pieces of fish out of boiling cooking water.

Historical note:

Photographs of Napthelie McKenzie on the family trapline near Stanley Mission, taken in 1974 by Lois Dalby of the Academic Education Branch of the Department of Northern Saskatchewan.