MAORI WAR CANOE
SHAPING AND TRIMMING FURTHER STAGE AT KERIKERI [FROM ouit OWN cohhkspomiknt] W HANGAR EI, Monday During tho past week the Maoris who are to roni|)loto tho large war ranoe being built at Kerikeri, Bay of Islands, for the centennial celebrations, have been busy erecting living quarters on the site where the three parts of tho canoe now lie. Tho 70ft. midships section and tho two end sections, each 33ft. long, are already hollowed out and have been lying in water for threo months. They are now ready for the exterior trimming and shaping, a task that will take about 15 Maoris some months to complete. When completed the sections will bo laced together in the old Maori stylo. Not a holt or nail will be used. All the carving for the canoe, including tho 14ft. bow piece, a carving of the great chief Hongi, will bo done on the site. The canoe will accommodate about 150 paddlers.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23177, 25 October 1938, Page 8
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