Story: Waka – canoes
Waka tīwai were also sometimes called waka peke (jumping waka) because in races they were ‘jumped’ over wooden beams, as shown here at Ngāruawāhia.
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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: 1/2-35125; F
by unidentified artist
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