Tribal Art & Antiquities - 22nd September 2020

Lot 223

A model of an Algonquin canoe by Ernestine Caibaiosai

Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £200

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Description

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.