Canoe design is varied but normally relies on paddling for momentum.
From traditional native dugouts and birch bark canoes to modern folding kayaks, the CMM collection reflects the important historical eras of canoeing. The canoes have been retrieved from as far away as Europe, Africa, South and Central America and Polynesia.
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