Key details
- Current boat name
- Te pao pao
- Boat class
- 6906
- Function
- Sports and Leisure
- Type
- Canoe
Dimensions and specifications
- Length (m / ft)
- 3.61 / 11ft 10in
- Beam (m / ft)
- 0.69 / 2ft 3in
Design and build
- Place of build
- Ellice Islands
Current status
- Present use
- Museum/NMMC
History
A traditional Ellice Island "Two Fathom canoe". Believed to have been built as a Royal gift . Design and decoration of this small craft built of Buka wood are traditional, but the craftsmanship shows considerable European influence.
Presented to the Royal Family by the people of Tarawa Loaned to ISCA in 1969 by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh see letter to Frank Carr 31 Jan 1969 Confirmed as a Royal Loan July 2017 GH
GH July 17