Tribal Art & Antiquities - 22 Sep 2020
A model of an Algonquin canoe by Ernestine Caibaiosai
A model of an Algonquin canoe
by Ernestine Caibaiosai, Western Quebec, Canada
birch bark, cedar and fibre binding,
121.5cm long.
Provenance
Michael G. Johnson Collection, acquired in Aug. 2009.
Ernestine Caibaiosai was the wife of David Gidmark, who wrote about canoe construction.