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Ethnology of Manihiki and Rakahanga
Figure 70. Steering paddle used with double canoe: 1, blade, long, fairly narrow, thick, with rounded edges; 2, shoulder on under side; 3, curved notch to fit over horizontal transverse spar; 4, 5, holes to take rope which lashes steering paddle to transverse spar; 6, upper shoulder; 7, handle, rounded in section; length of paddle, 13 or 14 feet. (Drawn from photograph.)
Figure 70. Steering paddle used with double canoe: 1, blade, long, fairly narrow, thick, with rounded edges; 2, shoulder on under side; 3, curved notch to fit over horizontal transverse spar; 4, 5, holes to take rope which lashes steering paddle to transverse spar; 6, upper shoulder; 7, handle, rounded in section; length of paddle, 13 or 14 feet. (Drawn from photograph.)