HAWAIIAN WAR CANOE
This type of canoe is very deep, wide and long (about 70 feet). Legend has it that over 120 vessels of this type were built by King Kamehameha I around 1796 for his conquest of Kaua'i. Most remarkable was the European-style rigging, namely the shooner rig. Some of these canoes were equipped with swivel canons supplied by the English in return for sandelwood. This model has been scaled down from a set of drawings to 4 feet in length and 8 1/2 inches in width.
Each model is a work of art and not an off the shelve manufactured product. They are individually crafted by the artist in Hawaii.
Price of this model on request.
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