OLECHUTEL canoe

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OLECHUTEL canoe

Post by aukepalmhof » Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:05 pm

The OLECHUTEL is used inside the lagoons in Palau for fishing.
Nine or 10 large bamboo poles were laid side-by-side, secured by lashings and thin strakes driven through the poles.
Length 6 – 8 metre, width 1 metre.

Palau 1985 22c sg 75, scott? 1986 14c sg103, scott?

Source: Internet

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