Building a Birchbark Canoe: The Algonquin Wabanaki Tciman

by David Gidmark and Denis Alsford

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In this groundbreaking book, David Gidmark reviews the early history of bark canoes, providing readers with an overview of construction methods and featuring the individual techniques of four traditional 20th-century Algonquin craftsmen and their assistants Detailed descriptions of their step-by-step construction methods are included, and the adoption of tools and methods from non-Indian culture as shortcuts are noted (such as the use of canvas...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:155297569X

ISBN13:9781552975695

Release Date:March 2002

Publisher:Firefly Books

Length:144 Pages

Weight:1.05 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 8.4" x 10.9"

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