How to make a Canoe by the Bukawans of Papua New Guinea

HOW THE BUKAWANS MAKE A CANOE

Introduction

Bukawa is an ethnic group of people who live on the coast of Morobe, east of Lae which is the capital city of Morobe Province (one of the twenty provinces in Papua New Guinea.

This paper will discuss how the Bukawans make a canoe.

The following are sections of the paper:


 * Identification of the Tree
 * Chopping of the Tree
 * Hollowing the Tree
 * Construction of the Canoe
 * Launching