Lakatoi

Modern day lakatoi at the Hiri Moale Festival, a modern celebration of the previous Hiri trade cycle.

Loading a lakatoi at Port Moresby, prior to 1885.

Lakatoi near Elevala Island, prior to 1885.

Papuan lake dwellings with a lakatoi under sail, 1898 or before.

1901 stamp by the British Government depicting a lakatoi.

Lakatoi (also Lagatoi) are double-hulled sailing watercraft of Papua New Guinea.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]} They are named in the Motu language and traditionally used in the Hiri trade cycle.

See also

• Crab claw sail

References

1. "Journal of the Polynesian Society: Front Matter P 1-6". Jps.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
2. "Journal of the Polynesian Society: Front Matter P 1-6". Jps.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
3. "Journal of the Polynesian Society: Front Matter P 1-6". Jps.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
4. "Journal of the Polynesian Society: Front Matter P 1-6". Jps.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
5. "Journal of the Polynesian Society: Front Matter P 1-6". Jps.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
6. "Journal of the Polynesian Society: Front Matter P 1-6". Jps.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
7. "Journal of the Polynesian Society: Front Matter P 1-6". Jps.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 2016-01-19.