Yulunga: makar
TLF ID M006596
Various types of toy boats and canoes are found in parts of Australia and the Torres Strait Islands. On Sunday Island in northern Australia, small models of the raft (kaloa) were made for children to play with. In other areas of Australia small replicas of dugout canoes were fashioned. In parts of the Torres Strait simple boats were made of half a coconut husk. An upright stick with a leaf to represent a sail was attached. Miriam children in the Torres Strait played in the sea with the spathes of the leaves of coconut palms, pretending they were small canoes. Players make and then play with toy boats. The Yulunga: Traditional Indigenous Games resource was developed to provide all Australians with a greater understanding and appreciation of Indigenous culture by celebrating the games that Indigenous Australians have been playing across the country for hundreds of years.