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 Samoan 'iatolima

Some weeks ago we discussed the Samoan "small canoe," or paopao , drawing from the work of Te Rangi Hiroa. In contrast to the paop...

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...