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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 10213274, member: 8267"]This is the seller's description -</p><p><br /></p><p>"I just did some research and contacted the proper authorities and found out that this historic artifact is NOT illegal to sell or transfer ownership. 10' long and carved from a solid Osage Orange tree trunk which is the most resilient wood to moisture and insects in North America. Pre dating 1485 this canoe was carved from burning the wood and using sea shells to carve it out which was prior the French coming here and introducing iron to the Indians which was 1485. After that date they were carved with metal tools. The burning and shell carving marks are still very visible and this canoe is in remarkably good condition and could very well be several thousand years old. The front of the canoe has a slight arch to it to cut through the water and the tail has a straight fin to avoid making a wake or noise. This was a feature most likely for hunting to quietly sneak up on prey."</p><p><br /></p><p>"<i>prior the French coming here and introducing iron to the Indians which was 1485</i>."</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't think so....... So many things wrong/left out of this sales pitch.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 10213274, member: 8267"]This is the seller's description - "I just did some research and contacted the proper authorities and found out that this historic artifact is NOT illegal to sell or transfer ownership. 10' long and carved from a solid Osage Orange tree trunk which is the most resilient wood to moisture and insects in North America. Pre dating 1485 this canoe was carved from burning the wood and using sea shells to carve it out which was prior the French coming here and introducing iron to the Indians which was 1485. After that date they were carved with metal tools. The burning and shell carving marks are still very visible and this canoe is in remarkably good condition and could very well be several thousand years old. The front of the canoe has a slight arch to it to cut through the water and the tail has a straight fin to avoid making a wake or noise. This was a feature most likely for hunting to quietly sneak up on prey." "[I]prior the French coming here and introducing iron to the Indians which was 1485[/I]." I don't think so....... So many things wrong/left out of this sales pitch.[/QUOTE]
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