Indigenous Simple Machines
by Royal BC MuseumEducator Hannah Morales created this playlist about simple machines using photographs from the Royal BC Museum and BC Archives collections. This playlist is connected to the Simple Machines Pathway.
This is a Kwakwaka'wakw Paddle. What kind of simple machine is a canoe paddle?
An illustration from a Royal BC Museum exhibit showing the use of Indigenous technology, a stone hand maul hitting antler wedges to split off a plank of wood from a log. What simple machine is being used?
This couple are using a spindle whorl and modified foot pedal operated sewing machine to spin wool to knit Cowichan sweaters. Can you identify the simple machine they are using?
People used ladders to get in and out of Kekulis, or pit houses. Kekulis are found throughout the southern interior of British Columbia. What simple machine do you see in the picture?
What simple machines are being used to raise this pole in Masset, Haida Gwaii?
Simple Machine Diagram
