Kanot från Wuvulu, gallerigången

David Payne:
In late summer 2019, David Payne, then curator for Historic Vessels at the Australian National Maritime Museum, visited Etnografiska museet to document the large Wuvulu canoe. During his visit, David took detailed measurements of the canoe and once he returned to Australia, spent time making accurate and to scale drawings. David’s drawings show how the outrigger (not on display) would have been attached to the canoe, as well as some of the decorative motifs located along the canoe.

Model Canoes:
Wuvulu and Aua islanders made models of their canoes using lightweight wood. These are detailed and exact representations of their large and small fishing canoes, and they include the outrigger and its attachments, as well as the paddles used to steer the canoe.
Western visitors to these islands eagerly collected such models, the models being significantly easier to bring home than full size canoes.

Kristian Lagercrantz:
During the 1970s, Etnografiska museet employee Kristian Lagercrantz undertook several visits to Wuvulu Island. While there, he undertook research on canoe construction and photographed the manufacturing process.
(Exhibition text 2021)