Maori Canoe
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Maori Canoe |
They immigrated to New Zealand by canoe from other Pacific islands, the last wave of voyagers coming from Tahiti about 1350. The Maori lived in villages that were generally guarded by a fort. The people were divided into several tribes, made up of a number of clans. Groups of tribes were allied politically in a type of confederation called a waka. |
 Hawwiian Canoe
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 Haida canoes were exquisite craft hewn from the gigantic red cedar that grows on Haida Gwaii and were highly prized by chiefs of other nations throughout the coast. The combination of beautiful lines that pleased the most demanding navigator with the fine craftsmanship and the superior quality of the cedar available on Haida Gwaii literally made Haida canoes the Cadillacs of the coast. |
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