This one-of-a-kind canoe was custom built for the artist Bob Timberlake, by Corky Gray. It is in the Leland Little's Sporting Art auction on Thursday, August 28th, 2025 at 10:00 am. Leland Little Auctions is located at 620 Cornerstone Court, in Hillsborough, NC, and specializes in high end collectible objects. If interested in bidding, you can pre-register at www.lelandlittle.com or call 919-644-1243. Any questions can be directed to info@lelandlittle.com .

Southmont, North Carolina, circa 1990s, hand-made of pine with mahogany trim, red fiberglass exterior, made for Bob Timberlake with BobTimberlake brand signature quill, closed mahogany gunwales, two thwarts and deeply shaped yoke are also mahogany. 24 x 163.5 x 32.75 in.

Gray draws inspiration from traditional Native American designs—especially the rugged Abenaki style—adapting them for the demanding rivers and lakes of the Carolinas. His collaboration with artist Bob Timberlake began with a birchbark canoe for the original Keep America Beautiful campaign, eventually leading to the restoration of what is now the largest canoe collection in the Southeast.

Overall very good estate condition, wicker handle at stern is broken. Per Bob Timberlake, he never used this canoe in the water but kept is displayed as one of his favorite of many wooden canoes in his collection.