“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...

Morgawr, Ferriby 1 Reconstruction, Launched

After a year in construction, Morgawr , a full-size reconstruction of Ferriby 1 has been launched in Cornwall. Discovered in the 1930s by Te...

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...

Tomol Construction

A Chumash tomol . Painting by Robert Thomas. Click any image to enlarge. In our previous post, we looked at social and economic aspects of t...

The Chumash and the Tomol

A tomol replica built in 1976. Source: Chumash Maritime Organization . (Click any image to enlarge.) The Chumash were a North American marit...