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Waqa Ukuuku

human history
  • Other Name

    Model canoe (English)

  • Description

    Waqa Ukuuku. Model canoe. This waqa ukuuku is a double hull craft made of wood and lashed with fibre. An accessory of an i voce ukuuku (model canoe paddle) and laca ukuuku (model sail) accompany the waqa. The i voce ukuuku is also carved from kau (wood) into a cylindrical shaft and long, flat rectangular blade. The waqa and the i voce are both brown in colour with a glossy patina.

    The laca ukuuku is constructed from voivoi (pandanus) attached to a wooden stick with binding made of vau (hibiscus fibre), all natural in colour.

  • Place
    Fiji
  • Accession Number
    1983.171
  • Accession Date
    17 Nov 1983
  • Other Id

    50588 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

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  • Waqa Ukuuku, 1983.171, 50588, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 06 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Waqa Ukuuku, 1983.171, 50588, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 06 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Waqa Ukuuku, 1983.171, 50588, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 06 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Waqa Ukuuku, 1983.171, 50588, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 06 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Waqa Ukuuku, 1983.171, 50588, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 06 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Waqa Ukuuku, 1983.171, 50588, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 06 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Waqa Ukuuku, 1983.171, 50588, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 06 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Waqa Ukuuku, 1983.171, 50588, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 06 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Waqa Ukuuku, 1983.171, 50588, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 06 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Waqa Ukuuku, 1983.171, 50588, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 06 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Waqa Ukuuku, 1983.171, 50588, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 06 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Waqa Ukuuku, 1983.171, 50588, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 06 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Waqa Ukuuku, 1983.171, 50588, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 06 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Waqa Ukuuku, 1983.171, 50588, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 06 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Waqa Ukuuku, 1983.171, 50588, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 06 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Waqa Ukuuku, 1983.171, 50588, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 06 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Waqa Ukuuku, 1983.171, 50588, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 06 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Waqa Ukuuku, 1983.171, 50588, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 06 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Waqa Ukuuku, 1983.171, 50588, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 06 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Waqa Ukuuku, 1983.171, 50588, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 06 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Waqa Ukuuku, 1983.171, 50588, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 06 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Waqa Ukuuku, 1983.171, 50588, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 06 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Waqa Ukuuku, 1983.171, 50588, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 06 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Waqa Ukuuku, 1983.171, 50588, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 06 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Waqa Ukuuku, 1983.171, 50588, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 06 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Waqa Ukuuku, 1983.171, 50588, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 06 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Waqa Ukuuku, 1983.171, 50588, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 06 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Waqa Ukuuku, 1983.171, 50588, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 06 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Waqa Ukuuku, 1983.171, 50588, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 06 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Waqa Ukuuku, 1983.171, 50588, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 06 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Waqa Ukuuku, 1983.171, 50588, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 06 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Waqa Ukuuku, 1983.171, 50588, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 06 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Waqa Ukuuku, 1983.171, 50588, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 06 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Waqa Ukuuku, 1983.171, 50588, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 06 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Canoe (model)

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