ON LOAN TO DOMINION MUSEUM.—This fine model Maori canoe, at present on loan to the Dominion Museum, is the work of Mr. L. S. Mackie, Otakeho, South Taranaki, and represents 700 hours of work. The prow, inset, and stern ornaments are most delicately carved, and the lashings are made, of dressed flax, finished with real albatross feathers.
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Taranaki Daily News, 1 April 1930, Page 7
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57ON LOAN TO DOMINION MUSEUM.—This fine model Maori canoe, at present on loan to the Dominion Museum, is the work of Mr. L. S. Mackie, Otakeho, South Taranaki, and represents 700 hours of work. The prow, inset, and stern ornaments are most delicately carved, and the lashings are made, of dressed flax, finished with real albatross feathers. Taranaki Daily News, 1 April 1930, Page 7
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