This type of glyph shows a canoe.

Another type of glyph, with more detail drawn in, shows the two hulls of the double-canoe used for long voyages:

These three examples also show part of the structures connecting the two hulls. And, furthermore, the third example indicates the long tapa pennants streaming from the masts. These pictures showing a Tahitian pahi (double-canoe) makes it all very evident:

(Lewis)

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