APUTAMKON, IN THE EARLY MORNING LIGHT Aputamkon was built in 2003 by member-builder Steve Cayard of Wellington, Maine, using all traditional methods and one piece of bark. The serpent figure on this 16 foot canoe was etched in winter bark at the suggestion of Alice Claire Tomah, great-granddaughter of Tomah Joseph, a late 19th century Passamaquoddy birchbark canoe builder. The stem profile suggests a late 1800’s style. Member Ken Kelly brought this canoe to the 2014 Assembly where the WCHA featured its modern Member-Builder
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