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Navigator Jack Thatcher

Navigator Jack Thatcher on waka standing by sail.

Jack Thatcher was chief navigator on the Waka Tapu voyage to Rapanui and back.

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Rights: The New Zealand Maori Arts and Crafts Institute
Published: 13 November 2014Size: 134.12 KB
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