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Queen Kapi'olani's Wa'a (Outrigger Canoe) — still image

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Queen Kapi'olani's Wa'a (Outrigger Canoe)

Americas and Oceania · 19th century; acquired 1888

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Queen Kapi'olani's Wa'a (Outrigger Canoe)

Hawaiian outrigger canoe (waʻa) associated with Queen Kapiʻolani; acquired by the Smithsonian in 1888.

Maker
Americas and Oceania
Date
19th century; acquired 1888
Place
Americas and Oceania
Material
Wood
Current collection
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Source: Smithsonian 3D / NMNH Anthropology ↗

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Maker
Americas and Oceania
Date
19th century; acquired 1888
Place
Americas and Oceania
Material
Wood
Current collection
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Source
Smithsonian 3D / NMNH Anthropology ↗
Rights
CC0 1.0