The main instrument of these raids was the large war canoe called tomako – one of the biggest and most graceful indigenous watercraft of all times. Their canoes are very well made and …

Solomon Islands war canoe on display at The South Sea Islands Museum (picture taken Feb 2106) The general exhibits change regularly, and a large war canoe permanently dominates …

Raids by war canoes from New Guinea into the northern islands of the Strait continued to be common during the 1880s and had depopulated the northern islands to a large extent. …

Aug 11, 2017 · "A Fijian canoe built in Samoa" could carry 500 to 600 people. How exactly did Pacific Islanders make canoes on such a scale, in a sea where cyclones aren't uncommon? …

Dec 20, 2009 · South American Indians and Africans south of the Sahara retained their dugouts made of huge trees, of which there was an abundance in these warm lands. The South Sea …

Jan 30, 2015 · Using tomoko or war canoes, large parties of up to 500 warriors from Roviana Lagoon raided islands throughout the western Solomons, returning with human heads and …

Only one double sailing canoe was reported in the North Island by Cook’s first expedition although others were seen in the South Island, under sail or paddled. In 1642 Tasman

South Sea Islanders, formerly referred to as Kanakas, are the Australian descendants of Pacific Islanders from more than 80 islands – including the Oceanian archipelagoes of the Solomon …

May 12, 2021 · The Australian Museum has in its collection a fine example of a large plank-built raiding canoe from the Western Solomon Islands. This canoe was obtained in 1915 from …

May 12, 2004 · However, over time these trees became hard to procure outside of inland mountain forests and tended to be reserved for the construction of larger ceremonial and war …