The Tongan Double Canoes. New ed, Paperback/Peter Suren

The double canoe constituted the backbone of Polynesian culture, since it enabled the Polynesians to enter and conquer the Pacific. In Tonga two types were known: the tongiaki and the kalia. Contrary to most contributions, the author argues that the Tongans were not only the Western Pacific masters of navigation, but also of canoe designing. Publisher: Peter Lang AG Author(s): Peter Suren Illustration(s): 51 Illustrations, unspecified Number of pages: 178 Publication date: 2018 Dimensions: 147 x 210 x 18 Cover type: Paperback / softback