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Model vaka (outrigger canoe)

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NameModel vaka (outrigger canoe)

ProductionNorthern Cook Islands

Classificationmodels, canoes

Materialswood, plant fibre

DimensionsOverall: 60mm (width), 100mm (height), 850mm (length)

Registration NumberFE010786

Credit lineGift of Government House, 1997

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Category

Made of: wood
plant fibre
Type of: models
canoes
Refers to: Boats
Models
Canoes
Depicts: Sailing
Outrigger canoes
Influenced by: Navigation
Oceanic
Cook Islands Māori

Place

Refers to: Cook Islands
Made in: Northern Cook Islands (Cook Islands)