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ACCOMPANYING this is a photograph (Fig. 1) of a dug-out canoe which I found washed up on the sea beach in Algoa Bay at a point known as New Brighton. The canoe is 22 feet long, 16 inches in width, and 14 inches deep. It has been hollowed out from a large tree. Towards the stem there is a cavity in the bottom of the canoe for the reception of a mast. The side pieces, which have the appearance of rowlocks, can be clearly seen in the photograph.
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FITZSIMONS, F. A Mawken Canoe in Algoa Bay. Nature 119, 746–747 (1927). https://doi.org/10.1038/119746b0
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