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.