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Splitting Bark Off a Tree Trunk
Ojibwa Indians splitting bark off a birch tree. The bark will be used to make a canoe.
Ojibwa Canoe Maker
An Ojibwa man shaping birch bark in a frame during the process of making a canoe.
Native Americans Launch a New Canoe
Two Indians are launching a new canoe, possibly on Flambeau Lake.
Binding Bark to the Frame
1937
An Ojibwa woman is binding bark to the frame of a canoe during construction. An Ojibwa man is looking on.
Reinforcing The Bark
An Ojibwa woman reinforces bark during canoe-building by sewing weak points.
