Nova Scotia Archives

Eastern Eye: A Nova Scotia Filmography ~ 1899-1973

Porpoise oil 

Production Date:   [1936]

Format:   16 mm, b&w, silent, 00:16:00

Synopsis – a re-enactment of a turn-of-the-Century Micmac porpoise hunt on Nova Scotia's Bay of Fundy, including footage on traditional methods for processing the fat.

Leighton, Alexander H., Producer

Leighton, Alexander H., Director

Leighton, Alexander H., Camera

Repository:   Nova Scotia Archives

Subjects:
Smiths Cove (DI)
Porpoise oil
Micmacs - Hunting
Hunting

Genre:
Historical re-enactments

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