Odawa model canoe

April 9, 2017

Odawa model canoe

Canadian Museum of History, III-M-10 a-n, IMG2009-0063-0017-Dm

Painted war canoes were a familiar sight on the Great Lakes in the early 19th century. This model (94 centimetres long) was made in about 1820 by Jean-Baptiste Assiginack, an Odawa chief.

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