dugout canoes
Carved trunk vessels
Dugout canoes are boats carved from single tree trunks, hollowed out by burning, chopping, or scraping away the interior wood.
Among the oldest watercraft designs, they were made independently by cultures worldwide—from Pacific islanders to Native Americans to African river peoples.
The plural form appears far more often than the singular, since these vessels are typically discussed as a class of traditional craft: The museum displays dugout canoes from three continents.
- hollowed outInterior material removed
- paddleFlat-bladed water tool
- paddle strokePaddling movement cycle
- pirogueHollowed-log watercraft
- hullOuter covering or frame
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