The Canoe in West African History
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8978635 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Smith (0000-0002-8593-1298, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1970 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 515-533 |
| Publication date | 1970-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of African History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8537 • E-ISSN: 1469-5138 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0021853700010434 |
| OpenAlex | W2023594120 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 29 |
| References cited | 16 |
The canoe, carved and usually also burnt-out from a single tree trunk, played a part in the history of the coastal, lagoon and river-side peoples of West Africa similar in importance to that of the horse in the savannah states. It ranged in size from the small fishing canoe to craft over 80 ft. in length and capable of carrying, in calm waters, 100 men or more. Sails were often used, in addition to paddles and punt poles. The builders were specialists, usually living in the forests, where the most suitable trees were found
Archaeology · Craft · Fishery · Fishing · Fishing village · Geography · Trunk · African history and culture studies · Ecology · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History
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African diaspora and the circulation of language
Of His Bones are Coral Made
Désordre colonial dans la propriété
Subsistence as Transformative Practice
Language Diversity in West Africa
The dugout canoe from São Tomé and Príncipe Islands
Developing a new theoretical model for West African maritime archaeology
A Maritime Cultural Landscape of Liberia, West Africa
The 'Wretched Poor' and the Sea
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The Achill Yawl
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A Research Agenda on the Yoruba in the Nineteenth Century
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The Role of Technology in the African past
Facilitating the Slave Trade
Different Slave Journeys
Jean Barbot as a Source for the Slave Coast of West Africa
Drink Deep, or Taste Not
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The Aquatic Civilization of Middle Africa
Trade and Politics Behind the Slave Coast
When all the liquid World was one extended Thames
Resources, techniques, and strategies south of the Sahara
Property reckoning and methods of accumulating wealth among the Ogoni of the eastern Niger delta
Benin and the Europeans, 1485-1897
The Cowrie Currencies of West Africa Part II
Long-Distance Trade and States in the Niger Delta
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Yoruba Warfare in the Nineteenth Century
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| Unique citing works | 29 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,56 |
| Citation span | 1974 - 2026 (53) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 29 |