Model drua (sailing canoe)

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Model drua (sailing canoe)

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

This is a model of a Fijian drua (double hulled sailing canoe).The drua was the largest and finest sea-going vessel ever designed and buit by natives of Oceania before contact with Eurpoeans. Its construction could be effected only by chiefs able to command the services of highly skilled hereditary canoe builders, a class restricted in numbers and location. ConstructionThe building of large vessels utilised the skills of many other specialists such as sail makers, rope makers and paddle maker...

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Image

Date created

2002

Creator

Alex Kennedy

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/648912

Related subjects

Canoes / wood / plant material / synthetic fibre / glue / models / sailing vessels / canoes / Fiji / Oceanic / Fijian

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