A Logboat Under Construction in Amazonian Ecuador

In June, I went searching for logboats along a portion of the drainage of the Rio Napo in el Oriente -- that part of Ecuador that lies to th...

Shuar Logboat at National Museum of Ecuador

Following a two-year closure caused by money problems and the need for extensive renovation, the National Museum of Ecuador at La Casa de Cu...

A Fishing Canoe from the Ecuador Coast

Continuing our series on boats and related artifacts that we  observed  recently  at museums in Ecuador, we'll look now at a examples fr...

“Popo” Outrigger Canoes of the Central Caroline Islands

Flying proas of the Caroline Islands, from Adm. Paris. (click any image to enlarge ) In 1983 and 1984, Steve Thomas, who would later host th...

Fishing Boats of Orchid Island’s Tao People

Tao tatara boats, with and without culturally significant decorations. ( source ) Click any image to enlarge. Orchid Island, also known as L...