Indigenous Boats

Our previous post featured a large dugout canoe from New Guinea's Asmat culture at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. That one was ceremo...

In December I visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and saw a wonderful display of art and crafts from New Guinea. We...

Hokule'a off Oahu. (Photo: Polynesian Voyaging Society ) Hōkūleʻa   is a Hawaiian voyaging canoe in the midst of a multi-year voyag...