Fleets of Cahuita: Recording and Interpreting the Costa Rica Fishing Boats
Author(s): Bryan S Rose
Year: 2016
Summary
Today Cahuitan fishermen often build and design their own fishing boats used for snorkel tours, lobster diving and artisanal fishing. These watercraft come in a variety of sizes, design and hull decorations. The builders have detailed knowledge about functions and features. Up until the early 1980s all these watercraft were log boat designs, evolving rapidly into modern fiberglass or dugouts covered in fiberglass. Distinctively designed oars are handmade with machetes and used to propel boats through the surf and treacherous reefs. The ECU team conducted traditional and 3-D recording of hull shapes, photographed construction features, and interviewed the captains and boat builders.
Cite this Record
Fleets of Cahuita: Recording and Interpreting the Costa Rica Fishing Boats. Bryan S Rose. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, Washington, D.C. 2016 ( tDAR id: 434457)
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Keywords
General
Costa Rica
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Fishing
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Watercraft
Geographic Keywords
North America
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United States of America
Temporal Keywords
20th- century
Spatial Coverage
min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology
Record Identifiers
PaperId(s): 310