Fire-hardening a ngalawa boat, Zanzibar. Ngalawa boat being hardened and sealed by fire. The ngalawa is a traditional double-outrigger canoe used by t

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Fire-hardening a ngalawa boat, Zanzibar. Ngalawa boat being hardened and sealed by fire. The ngalawa is a traditional double-outrigger canoe used by the Swahili people living in Zanzibar and on the coast of mainland Tanzania. It has two outriggers, a centrally-placed mast, and a single triangular sail. It is used for short distance transport of goods or people, as well as for coastal fishing. Photographed at Jambiani, Zanzibar, Tanzania.

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