Modern Marshallese Canoes
A Photo Essay
by Dirk HR Spennemann


A Modern sailing canoe tipnol at the beach of Mile Island, Mile Atoll. Photographed in 1991.
(Photograph © 1989-2001 Dirk HR Spennemann)

A newly built and fully documented outrigger canoe tipnol on its maiden sail in Majuro Lagoon. Photographed in late 1989.
(Photograph © 1989-2001 Dirk HR Spennemann)

A newly built and fully documented outrigger canoe tipnol on its maiden sail in Majuro Lagoon. The Nauru vessel Enna G can be seen in the background. Photographed in late 1989.
(Photograph © 1989-2001 Dirk HR Spennemann)

A newly built and fully documented outrigger canoe tipnol on its maiden sail in Majuro Lagoon. Photographed in late 1989.
(Photograph © 1989-2001 Dirk HR Spennemann)

Children playing at the launch of a traditional outrigger canoe tipnol.Photographed in late 1989.
(Photograph © 1989-2001 Dirk HR Spennemann)

The canoe builder at the launch of a traditional outrigger canoe tipnol.Photographed in late 1989.
(Photograph © 1989-2001 Dirk HR Spennemann)




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Bibliographic citation for this document

Spennemann, Dirk H.R. (2002). Modern Marshallese Canoes--A Photo Essay. URL: http:/marshall.csu.edu.au/Marshalls/html/culture/canoepix.html

CONTACT:
Dirk H.R. Spennemann, Institute of Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, P.O.Box 789, Albury NSW 2640, Australia.
e-mail: dspennemann@csu.edu.au


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