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Wooden Bailers

We here in Hawai`i bail canoes with old plastic detergent bottles, Nga Taumako use hand carved wooden scoops! Even if you don't have a canoe, or don't want to give up your favorite old soap bottle, you will appreciate having one of these beautifully made sa ("bailout" in Solomons pijin). Nga Taumako make two types: sa puke, large bailers for voyaging canoes, made in traditional Polynesian form wih an internal handle, and a smaller sa foe for use in padding canoes. We have both types for sale.

Sa Puke (SAP) and large sa with external handle for use in paddling canoes (SAP)

Small sa with external handle (SAE) $45

 
TO OUR CUSTOMERS: Nga Taumako love to look at photos! If you like our products, send us a picture of you or your family using them. Also, tell us how you use them. We shall be happy to pass your messages on to the craftspeople.

 
 

 

Vaka Taumako Project of the
Pacific Traditions Society
PO Box 712
Capt. Cook, HI 96704

Phone (808) 328-1318    
FAX    (808) 823-6741    
Email:  vaka@aloha.net

The Vaka Taumako Project operates under the aegis of the Pacific Traditions Society, a 501(c)3, non-profit organization. Monetary and some other donations are tax-deductible in the USA.

    The Vaka Taumako Project

    Contact Dr. Mimi George, Principal Investigator
    Mailing address:
    Dr. Mimi George and Paramount Chief K. Kaveia
    P.O. Box 712, Capt. Cook, HI 96704 USA
    e-mail:  vaka@aloha.net
    (Phone 001 808 328 1318)

    H. M. Wyeth, Permanent Secretary
    (Phone 001 808 822 0647, FAX 001 808 823 6741)

    Larry Williamson, Webmaster and Video Instructor
    e-mail:  larryw@hawaiian.net

To get onto our mailing list and/or to send in a contribution, please mail your name, address, e-mail address, and phone / fax to Mimi George at the address above.

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