Ai.r.ONKiN Canoe Decorations by Tommy Seisin (or Serzia), 

 Goldt-n Lake, Ont., showing four sides of stems of one canoe. 

 Indian shown has the eastern headdress rather than that of the 

 Plains Indian. Moose, bear, beaver, and goose arc shown. 

 (Sketches by Adney.) 



canoe. Sometimes a modern ivabinakt chimati has a 

 wulegessis, copying the Eastern practice l;nt without 

 markings. 



The thwarts were of various designs; a common one 

 had parallel sides in plan. The old canoes had thwarts 

 much like those of the Tetes de Boule. The end 

 lashings of these were usually passed through three 

 holes in the thwart ends, but some had onlv two holes. 



.Sheathing was laid somewhat as in the Tctes-de- 

 Boule canoe, with overlapping edges and butts. The 

 end sheathing w^as short and was laid first; the center- 

 line strake was parallel-sided to a point near the sharp 

 end of the canoe. The strakes on each side of it were 

 tapered and were laid w-ith their wide ends toward 

 the middle of the canoe and with the sides and narrow 

 end lapped. In the middle of the canoe the strakes 



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