Essays and studies presented to William Ridgeway : on his sixtieth birthday, 6 August, 1913 (1913)
Ridgeway, William, Sir, 1853-1926, Quiggin, Edmund Crosby, 1875-1920 · Cambridge, [England] : University Press · leaf 673
»- oo -^ ci jx* o 2 Cl o tf> D .JL^ D •— -J2 <0 ^ s- tn o 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… … Section of a Torres straits canoe. gradually sloped up to a blunt point; a wash-strake^(about ID 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…
