Indigenous Boats

In Fishing in Many Waters , James Hornell describes the practice of bonito fishing in the Maldives, including a description of the boats u...

Catamarans, of the type used on the Coromandel Coast in India’s southeast and in Sri Lanka, close by across the Palk Strait, are subject t...

Tao tatara boats, with and without culturally significant decorations. ( source ) Click any image to enlarge. Orchid Island, also know...