Takia (watercraft)
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Takia are a traditional watercraft of Fiji. They are a type of outrigger canoe that is smaller than a camakau, in turn smaller than a drua. A takia hull is a dugout made from any suitable wood. They rarely have sails, and do not feature a centreboard. An oar is used as a rudder.[1][2][3]
| “ | The takia is open throughout its length like a boat, and the spars to which the cama is secured rest on the gunwale. | ” |
| — Thomas Williams (1907)[3] | ||
References
- ↑ "The PCC Fiji Village: Mighty Fijian Canoes". Retrieved January 2015. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help)<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles> - ↑ "Takia Outrigger Canoe Club Fiji". Retrieved January 2015. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help)<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles> - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Percy S.Allen (1907). "Ethnographic photographs from the Cyclopedia of Fiji". Retrieved January 2015. Check date values in:
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