Abstract
A small wooden raft—the kattumaram—is still very prominent among fishing communities on the east coast of India. The goal of this study is to describe this traditional fishing raft, focusing on the description of constructional changes. The essentials of terminology, conditions of production, propulsion techniques, and crewing, as well as equipment and the spread and usage are described. Moreover one other, more modern, raft-type and a fibre-boat are presented here, because they are closely related to the kattumaram. © 2007 The Author
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