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35 Photo: Malecite canoe Guilders near Frcdcricton, N.B., using wooden 42 



plank building bed. 



36 Sketch: Two common styles of root stitching used in bark canoes ... 43 



37 Comparison of canoe on the building bed and canoe when first removed 44 



from building bed during fifth stage of construction. {Detail sketches 

 by Adney.) 



38 Third stage of canoe construction: the bark cover is shaped on the build- 45 



ing bed. {Sketch by Adney.) 



39 Cross section of canoe on building bed during third ,ukI fourth stages of 46 



construction. {Sketch by Adney.) 



40 Sketch: Multiple cross section through one side of a canoe on the building 46 



bed, at the headboard, middle, first, and second thwarts. 



41 Fourth stage of canoe construction: bark cover has Ijccn shaped and all 47 



stakes placed. {Sketch by Adney.) 



42 Fifth stage of canoe construction: canoe is removed from building bed and 49 



set on horses to shape ends and complete sewing. {Sketch by Adney.) 



43 Ribs being dried and shajied lor Ojibway canoe. {Canadian Geological 50 



Surrey photo.) 



44 Sketch: Details of ribs and method of shaping them in pairs 51 



45 Si.xth stage of canoe construction: in this stage splints for sheathing 53 



(upper left) are fixed in place and held by temporary ribs (lower right) 

 under the gunwales. {Sketch by Adney.) 



46 General details of birch-bark canoe construction, in a drawing by Adney. 54 



(From Harper's Voung People, supplement, July 29, 1890.) 



47 Gunwale construction and thwart or crossbar fastenings, as shown in a 56 



sketch by .Adney. (Harper's Tomg People, supplement, July 29, 1890.) 



48 "Peter Joe at Work." Drawing by Adney for his article "How an Indian 57 



Birch-Bark Canoe is Made." {Harper's Young People, supplement, 

 July 29, 1890.) 



49 Lines of 2-fathom Micmac pack, or woods, canoe 59 



50 Lines of 2-fathom Micmac pack, or woods, canoe 60 



51 Lines of 2-fathom Micmac pack, or woods, canoe 61 



52 Lines of 2,'2-fathoin Micmac big-river canoe 62 



53 Lines of 3-fathom Micmac ocean canoe fitted for sailing 63 



54 Micmac rough-water canoe, Bathurst, N.B. {Canadian Geological Survey 64 



photo.) 



55 Micmac Woods canoe, built by Malecite Jim Paul at St. Mary's Reserve 64 



in 1911. {Canadian Geological Survey photo.) 



56 Micmac rough-water canoe fitted for sailing. {Photo M'. //. Mechling, 65 



1913.) 



57 Micmac rough-water canoe, Bay Chaleur. {Photo H. V. Henderson, West 66 



Bathurst, X.B.) 



58 Micmac rough-water sailing canoe, Bay Chaleur. {Canadian Geological 66 



Survey photo.) 



59 Drawing: Details of Micmac canoes, including mast and sail 67 



60 Micmac canoe, Bathurst, N.B. {Canadian Geological Survey photo.) . ... 68 



61 Micmac woman gumming seams of canoe, Bathurst, N.B., 1913. {Ca- 69 



nadian Geological Survey photo.) 



62 Lines of 2'2-fathom Malecite river canoe, 19th century. Old form with 71 



raking ends and much sheer. 



