canoe model
- Summary:
- E002785 - 26/3/1890, canoe model, , Manihiki, , Cook Islands, Pacific
- Item Name:
- canoe model
- Label:
- This model of a double canoe was made on the island of Manihiki in the Cook Islands. Mr Arthur Wolfe donated it to the Museum in 1890. Some canoe models enabled the detailed design of full-size, ocean-going canoes to be passed from one generation to the next.
- Region:
- Manihiki
- Country:
- Cook Islands
- Collection Area:
- Pacific
- Museum Department:
- Anthropology
- Registration Date:
- 26/03/1890
- Registration Number:
- E002785
- Associated Stories:
- TRANSPORT
Images
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Canoe model, Cook Islands.
© Australian Museum
photographer: Ms. Emma Furno
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Canoe model, Cook Islands.
© Australian Museum
photographer: Ms. Emma Furno
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Canoe model, Cook Islands.
© Australian Museum
photographer: Ms. Emma Furno
4:
Canoe model, Cook Islands.
© Australian Museum
photographer: Ms. Emma Furno