06-NewGuineaArt-OceanicArtFieldCollecting-SchoutenIslandsSailingCanoeSteeringPaddle-GregHamson2007
Massive old steering paddle from the Schouten Islands used on their large outrigger sailing canoes taken on ritual trading expeditions to the Murik Lakes. So this served as a rudder to steer the boat. Photo by Greg Hamson 2007.