Installation of canoe for Awakening: Stories from the Torres Strait

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Channel: Queensland Museum · 2011 · Education

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A centrepiece of our exhibition Awakening: Stories from the Torres Strait is the model outrigger canoe constructed in 1970. Here you can see behind the scenes as a team of experts handle the logistics of installing this delicate item for display. 
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