Essays and studies presented to William Ridgeway on his sixtieth birthday, 6 August, 1913 (1913)
Cambridge : University press · leaf 677
^ u. 1 s? Ui a: C5 H OD ^ o> o to D 3 •■ -J2 ifi ^ Q-. ai «/5 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 determine… … Fig. I. Section of a Torres straits canoe. gradually sloped up to a blunt point; a wash-strake^(about lo 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…
