The Pauline Vanier Room
The Carver's Art
Nature
is a popular theme among Canadian artisans. Donald Phalen of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, one of Canada's premier carvers of
native birds, made the life-size carving of a loon. The work won first place in the World Decoy Carving Championships in
Ocean City, Maryland, in 1992.
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