The Walap is a traditional ocean-going sailing outrigger canoe from the Marshall Islands. It belongs to the Micronesian proa type whose main characteristics...
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the Marshallese people learned to navigate over long ocean distances by walap canoe using traditional stick charts. Linguistic and anthropological studies...
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larger, more dense populations. The Marshallese sailed between islands on walaps made from breadfruit-tree wood and coconut-fiber rope. They navigated by...
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other traditional sailing ships of Micronesia, like the wa, baurua, and the walap. These ships were once used for trade and transportation between islands...
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Tepukei Aka Angga Wangga kulbasaibai Wa Wahr Waserak Baurua Korkor Tipnol Walap Ladjak Sakman (Flying proa) Kaep Wa Chugpin Popow Wa Vaka Vaka katea Malia...
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photos of ancient proas 2001 Marshall Island stamps, showing the Marshallese walap Canoe Craze In Marshall Islands, Pacific Magazine, By Giff Johnson. Shows...
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Vinta (Dapang, Pilang) Sampan panjang Tongkang Wa Wahr Waserak Baurua Korkor Tipnol Walap Ladjak Sakman (Flying proa) Kaep Wa Chugpin Popow Wa Camakau Drua (Wangga...
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and travel among islands by canoe lessened. Wa (watercraft) Sakman Baurua Walap Lewis, David (1963), "A Return Voyage Between Puluwat and Saipan Using Micronesian...
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WCL wapadha cotton tree : G waapadha, Y wapadha, At wapara, A wapadha WCL walap(a) hat : G walaapa, At walapan, A walapan WCL warup(a) hour-glass-shaped...
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Architects (OWA), and Women Architects, Landscape Architects, and Planners (WALAP), to provide a supportive community for women. Women in Architecture subcommittees...
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