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REED BOAT on Lake Haik

Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 9:27 pm
by aukepalmhof
Reed boat is the term for a very early craft built of bundles of reed or bamboo stems, to make it watertight tar is used.
She can transport people and cargo, in Ethiopia still made and used, mostly in the fishing industry on the rivers and lakes.

More info on the reed boat you can find on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reed_boat

Ethiopia 1972 10c sg808.