- The
Walap is a
traditional ocean-going
sailing outrigger canoe from the
Marshall Islands. It
belongs to the
Micronesian proa type
whose main characteristics...
- the
Marshallese people learned to
navigate over long
ocean distances by
walap canoe using traditional stick charts.
Linguistic and
anthropological studies...
- larger, more
dense po****tions. The
Marshallese sailed between islands on
walaps made from breadfruit-tree wood and coconut-fiber rope. They
navigated by...
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Takia Lakatoi Tepukei Aka
Angga Wangga 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...
- 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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other traditional sailing ships of Micronesia, like the wa, baurua, and the
walap.
These ships were once used for
trade and
transportation between islands...
- 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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wapadha cotton tree G *walaapa, Y angkapa, At *walapan, A *walapan, WCL
walap(a), (KLY)
gauga 'hat' G wampa, Y uypuny, At uypuny, A
uypuny fly N, WCL...
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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...
