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Va'a (model canoe)

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NameVa'a (model canoe)

ProductionUnknown; Tokelau

Classificationmodels, canoes

Materialswood, sennit, shell (animal material), Pandanus (textile)

DimensionsOverall: 310mm (width), 580mm (length)

Registration NumberFE011317

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Category

Made of: wood
sennit
shell (animal material)
Pandanus (textile)
Type of: models
canoes
Refers to: Models
Outrigger canoes
sailing
About: fishing
Influenced by: woodcarving
Oceanic
Polynesian
Tokelauan

Place

Made in: Tokelau
Influenced by: Tokelau