Canoe hull scarf (inside)

Ngatokimatawhaorua, the ceremonial waka (canoe), launched at Waitangi in 1940 to mark the centenary of the Treaty of Waitangi, is 30m long -- longer than the largest Kauri log. The dugout hull is made from two pieces of timber scarfed and lashed together with rope.

Taken 13 April 2004. Filed under places and things. Click the photo to go to the previous photo.

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