tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466695305125791022.post3581668490226048014..comments2024-03-13T08:16:23.560-07:00Comments on Indigenous Boats: Bull BoatsBob Holtzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05878339327766256094noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466695305125791022.post-17864969366422384502012-02-29T10:46:17.609-08:002012-02-29T10:46:17.609-08:00Bullboats had fur to reduce spinning but mainly to...Bullboats had fur to reduce spinning but mainly to insulate the lodge at night before the central fire was extinguished, the bullboat was placed inverted on the low roof above the smokehole, where it dried, probably other people did this too (think 'cupola' as cup-bowl cover).<br />http://the-arc-ddeden.blogspot.com/2012/01/bowl-boats-bull-boats.html<br /><br />Interesting parallels shared by the Mandan Missouri River people (flint trading, fishing, buffalo hunting, crops) and the Ma'dan Tigris River people upriver from Baghdad (flint trading, fishing, buffalo hunting, crops), both used round bowl-boats.<br /><br />DDedenDDedenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10033851770461086341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466695305125791022.post-28533641483699000232010-09-21T06:23:45.442-07:002010-09-21T06:23:45.442-07:00In the buffalo days, bull boats were used to not j...In the buffalo days, bull boats were used to not just cross<br />rivers, but long trips floating back home after a Summer<br />hunt. Walk up stream, hunt, float back home hundreds of miles<br />with dried meat. Great one-way effort with an easy return home<br />with the load of the gathering.Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17609479283036048398noreply@blogger.com