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A missionary named Louis Nicolas lived awhile in Canada then in 1700 he supposedly made a book of sketches. At any rate, they’re a Canadian national treasure. Scans of his work are online at the following link, where you can also read more about his interesting and mysterious life:

www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/codex/026014-1100-e.html

I saw examples of this artwork at the Father Marquette roadside memorial just off the freeway at St. Ignace. I could’ve pulled only super images from the website but here are the 3 pics I took from the Memorial. I grabbed one scan straight from the book…via the website. Now you can explore more of the real thing, if you like… Hairdos, tats, pipes, cosmic flame…what’s not to like?

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Ya gotta love tats and pipes…

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Nice flame.

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This chief’s pipe-holder is just amazing.

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Scan from the official website. Nice snake. Cool that an angel is holding his pipe. Rockin’ tats.

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