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- 9 0 The Tahitian outrigger, one of the sophisticated craft used by Pacific voyagers.
- 9 1 Another was the Hawaiian double canoe.
- 7 0 A Tahitian double-canoe, similar to those sketched by members of Cook's third expedition in 1777.
- 8 0 A fishing hook made of shell.
- 5 0 A Micronesian navigators' chart made of palm sticks with cowrie shells to mark the location of islands.
- 3 0 A carving from New Zealand: settlers here and on Easter Island developed their own artistic styles.
- 20 0 The presence in E. Polynesia of sweet potato, native to South America, implies seaborne contacts between these regions.
- 1 0 Fish hooks and lures used by Polynesian fishermen.
- 1 1 Fish hooks and lures used by Polynesian fishermen.
- 2 0 A sherd of Lapita pottery from the Santa Cruz islands, whose design represents a human face and torso.
- 6 0 A map showing the location of the 'mystery' islands.
- 12 0 The routes followed by colonists from South-East and East Asia as they moved into the Pacific.
- 13 0 A map showing the islands of Melanesia
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