Essays and studies presented to William Ridgeway on his sixtieth birthday, 6 August 1913 (1914)
Quiggin, Edmund Crosby, 1875-1920, Ridgeway, William, Sir, 1853-1926 · Cambridge University Press · leaf 677
> UJ C5 H on ^ £ j—» o £ o (O 3 J-) - ~ D — -a «o %- & 21 Q THE OUTRIGGER CANOES OF TORRESSTRAITS AND NORTH QUEENSLAND Torres straits. The old type of canoe of the Torres straits islandswas a fine vessel possessing several interesting features,and it is a matter of some importance to… … Section of a Torres straits canoe. gradually sloped up to a blunt point; a wash-strake1(about 10 cm. high) was lashed on the upper edge of thesides of the hull, and a long triangular fore wash-strakewas similarly attached to each wash-strake at the bow,the front end of which had a small deck…
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