Canoes of Mabuyag and Torres Strait

Memoirs of the Queensland Museum: Cultural Heritage Series

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 127-207

  McNiven, Ian J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mabuyag; Outrigger canoes; Torres Strait; Watercraft

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937000553     PISSN: 14404788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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