Key details

Current boat name
Solomon Islands canoe
Function
Type
Canoe

Dimensions and specifications

Length (m / ft)
5.15 / 16ft 11in
Beam (m / ft)
0.6 / 2ft

Design and build

Date of build
1921
Place of build
New Georgia Islands Solomons

Current status

Present use
British Museum

History

Black painted planked canoe inlaid with pearlshell built Roviana