Painted black with the juice of zeta nuts mixed with soot and charcoal, the Tomako canoe could attain 50 to 60 feet in lenght with a beam of 4 to 5 feet and 3 feet in depth. This model of the Tomako canoe is 24" long with a 9" bow.

The left side of the Tomako canoe inlaid with mother of pearl and paua shell.

Inlaid with mother of pearl and paua sheel, the designs illustrate the sea spirits of the islanders, in particular the shark and frigate bird. Price on request

The bow and stern of the Tomako canoe would rise to a height of 12 to 13 feet. On the top of the prow are two small images of human figures (finial) looking out fore and aft, and a larger figurehead near the water line called TOTO ISU or NGUZUNGUZU. Thus watch is kept in every direction.