“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...

Sewn Canoes of the Society Islands

Capt. Henry Byam Martin, RN, was stationed in Tahiti in 1846-47, observing the French takeover of the island. Our most recent post looked at...

Solomon Islands Canoe: Peabody Museum #6

Here's an interesting canoe from the Solomon Islands in Melanesia, on display at Harvard University's   Peabody Museum of Archaeolog...

Dover Bronze Age Boat Replica Built, Not Floating

[Dear readers: I'm sorry about posting so rarely during the past few months. Life's busy, as I'm sure you understand. Here's...

The Samoan Va'a alo

A va'a alo, from  Kava Drinking Ceremonies Among the Samoans And A Boat Voyage round 'Upolu Island, Samoa , S. Percy Smith. Note row...

The Tomol Revival

In our most recent posts, which looked at the cultural background of the Chumash tomol and at tomol construction , both referred to replica...