{"id":16411,"date":"2020-10-19T13:11:17","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T17:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/?page_id=16411"},"modified":"2025-06-10T10:44:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T14:44:42","slug":"outrigger-canoe-models","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/oceania\/outrigger-canoe-models\/","title":{"rendered":"Outrigger Canoe Models"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Richard Emerick commissioned traditional sailing outrigger canoe models for the islands in the Pohnpei District: Kapingamarangi, Nukuoro, Majuro, Kosrae, and Chuuk. All are designed with a single outrigger and are called <em>wa<\/em>. Their hulls are generally made from hollowed out bread fruit tree trunks and sails were made from woven pandanus leaves. Propelled by both paddles and sails, these vessels traveled hundreds and even thousands of miles on trading voyages, drawing on navigation charts made from sticks and shells. These charts mark ocean swell patterns and the ways that these patterns were disrupted by islands.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc16411_9fc1ee-c2 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc16411_9fc1ee-c2 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc16411_9fc1ee-c2 .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc16411_9fc1ee-c2 .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc16411_9fc1ee-c2 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc16411_9fc1ee-c2 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc16411_9fc1ee-c2 wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-23742\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6582.jpg\" alt=\"Image of a model boat, shaped long and narrow like a canoe with ends that come up into upright points. A platform is across the middle. Has tiny paddles.\" width=\"2240\" height=\"1680\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-23742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6582.jpg 2240w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6582-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6582-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6582-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6582-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6582-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6582-105x79.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6582-317x238.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6582-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6582-634x476.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6582-846x635.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6582-951x713.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6582-1268x951.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6582-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,2240px\" \/><\/figure><a class=\"kt-sc-media-link\" href=\"hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/6662\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-md-font-size\"><strong>Outrigger Canoe Model<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-md-font-size\">c. 1950<br>Truk (Chuuk) Caroline Islands<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Emerick collected canoe models from a variety of islands in the Pohnpei District.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emerick Collection<br><a href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/6662\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HM6582<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-16411_3587b1-f2 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-16411_3587b1-f2 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-16411_3587b1-f2\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc16411_d986a9-68 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc16411_d986a9-68 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc16411_d986a9-68 .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc16411_d986a9-68 .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc16411_d986a9-68 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc16411_d986a9-68 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc16411_d986a9-68 wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-23743\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6529-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Image of boat model. Boat is in the form of a long, wide canoe with outrigger and a sail furled on deck.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1714\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-23743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6529-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6529-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6529-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6529-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6529-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6529-2048x1371.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6529-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6529-317x212.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6529-423x283.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6529-634x424.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6529-846x566.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6529-951x637.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6529-1268x849.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,2560px\" \/><\/figure><a class=\"kt-sc-media-link\" href=\"hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/6601\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-md-font-size\"><strong>Outrigger Canoe Model<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-md-font-size\">c. 1950<br>Kapingamarangi, Caroline Islands<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Among Emerick&#8217;s collection of canoe models, there are subtle differences in hull styles, especially in the design of the prows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emerick Collection<br><a href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/6601\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HM6529<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-16411_97eb0c-15 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-16411_97eb0c-15 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-16411_97eb0c-15\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc16411_b05056-ba .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc16411_b05056-ba .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc16411_b05056-ba .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc16411_b05056-ba .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc16411_b05056-ba .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc16411_b05056-ba .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc16411_b05056-ba wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-23744\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM5471.jpg\" alt=\"Image of a boat model with a long, canoe-shaped hull decorated with carved details. A single outrigger sits to the back. A platform sits beyond the edge of the hull on each side. Two raindrop-shaped sails are laid in the foreground.\" width=\"850\" height=\"488\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-23744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM5471.jpg 850w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM5471-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM5471-768x441.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM5471-105x60.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM5471-317x182.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM5471-423x243.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM5471-634x364.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM5471-846x486.jpg 846w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,850px\" \/><\/figure><a class=\"kt-sc-media-link\" href=\"hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/5631\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-md-font-size\"><strong>Outrigger Canoe Model<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-md-font-size\">c. 1940<br>Eastern Papua New Guinea<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">While serving in New Guinea during World War II, Ralph White had an opportunity to acquire this item &#8211; a common trade item for service men to collect and bring home with them at the end of the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>White Collection<br><a href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/5631\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HM5471<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-16411_6670d8-64 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-16411_6670d8-64 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-16411_6670d8-64\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc16411_961bad-00 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc16411_961bad-00 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc16411_961bad-00 .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc16411_961bad-00 .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc16411_961bad-00 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc16411_961bad-00 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc16411_961bad-00 wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-23721\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM178-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Image of flat wooden object slightly tapered at ends.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1714\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-23721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM178-edited-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM178-edited-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM178-edited-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM178-edited-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM178-edited-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM178-edited-2048x1371.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM178-edited-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM178-edited-317x212.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM178-edited-423x283.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM178-edited-634x424.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM178-edited-846x566.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM178-edited-951x637.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM178-edited-1268x849.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,2560px\" \/><\/figure><a class=\"kt-sc-media-link\" href=\"hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/1482\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading16411_1b3de6-8b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading16411_1b3de6-8b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading16411_1b3de6-8b\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading16411_1b3de6-8b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading16411_1b3de6-8b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading16411_1b3de6-8b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading16411_1b3de6-8b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading16411_1b3de6-8b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading16411_1b3de6-8b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading16411_1b3de6-8b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading16411_1b3de6-8b\"><strong>Outrigger Canoe Headboard<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>AD 1950 &#8211; 1960<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/1482\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HM178<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-16411_88dbf0-36 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-16411_88dbf0-36 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-16411_88dbf0-36\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc16411_1abf55-a7 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc16411_1abf55-a7 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc16411_1abf55-a7 .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc16411_1abf55-a7 .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc16411_1abf55-a7 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc16411_1abf55-a7 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc16411_1abf55-a7 wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-23745\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm65261-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Image of a simple wooden box, narrow at base and expanding toward top.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1714\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-23745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm65261-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm65261-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm65261-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm65261-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm65261-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm65261-2048x1371.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm65261-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm65261-317x212.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm65261-423x283.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm65261-634x424.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm65261-846x566.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm65261-951x637.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm65261-1268x849.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,2560px\" \/><\/figure><a class=\"kt-sc-media-link\" href=\"hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/6598\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-md-font-size\"><strong>Canoe Box<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-md-font-size\">c. 1950<br>Kapingamarangi, Caroline Islands<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">This box with a tight-fitting lid was designed to store important items in the outrigger canoe&#8217;s hull.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emerick Collection<br><a href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/6598\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HM6526<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-16411_2b77a2-82 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-16411_2b77a2-82 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