Stringy Bark Canoe Featured in Tasmanian Exhibit
12 Dec
We’ve been heartened by the recent use of canoes in artistic, historical, and cultural displays. Our favorite variety of watercraft has been inspiring and transporting people for a long, long time, after all.
We recently noticed THIS story and photo about a canoe built in the aboriginal Tasmanian style now on display at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery in Hobart, Australia.
The stringy bark-constructed craft is thought to be the first so made in more than 170 years. It is on display as part of the museum’s “Ningenneh Tunapry” exhibition designed to offer “insights into the traditional and contemporary cultural practices and issues of Tasmanian Aboriginals.”
You’ll find Canoeing News posts on other “display canoes” HERE and HERE.
