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...

Bengal Boat Model Exhibit

Model of a sewn-planked, lug-rigged double-ended Bengali boat on display at Tarani Majhir Ghat, Salt Lake Stadium (Photo courtesy Swarap Bha...

The Samoan Paopao

Born in 1877 or thereabouts, Te Rangi Hīroa , aka Sir Peter Henry Buck, was a half-English, half-Maori anthropologist who studied Maori and ...

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...

Songhai Sewn Boat

Songhai stitched boat. Bow is to the left. (Click any image to enlarge.) Living in the semiarid Sahel region south of the Sahara Desert, the...