Artefact
Artefact
Credit Line
Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 2018.61.1
Public Access Text
Although this canoe was acquired in Fiji, it has very strong stylistic resemblances to Samoan and Tokelauan canoes. This kind of cross-referencing or indeed the movement of people between islands blurs the distinctions of material cultures increasingly. This waqa is a very good example of this.
Cultural Origin
Primary Maker
Place
Date
Pre 2016
Technique
Media
Measurement Description
L. 910mm x W.290mm (includes kiato) x D. 130mm. Four paddles, L. C.33mm x W. c.5mm
Two kiato pieces which are not attached. L.29mm & L.31mm
Measurement Reading
910mm
290mm
130mm
33mm
5mm
29mm
31mm
Subject Category
Classification
Last Update
06 Nov 2019
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