A closeup of sketch 9, "Indians fishing, (model from Canada)" showcases the classic Mi'kmaq humped canoe with a stern paddler and the bowman preparing to spear some Salmon)
9. Indians fishing, (model from Canada)
Figure 11 has a different canoe and is labelled as a "Milicete Indian in his fishing canoe"
A Milicete Indian in his fishing canoe
The International Fisheries Exhibition of 1883 seems to have been quite a global affair. Another author, Frederick Whymper, documented some of the Canadian representatives in his book Fisheries of the World : an Illustrated and Descriptive Record of the International Fisheries Exhibition, 1883. The sketch below is believed to be that of famed Maliseet Guide, Gabe Tomah.
"Indian in Birch Canoe, Fisheries Exhibition "
Whymper, F. Fisheries of the World : an Illustrated and Descriptive Record of the International Fisheries Exhibition. London : Cassell : Co.: Limited, 1883.
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