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I WOULD suggest that, in order to find the home of the canoe which Mr. F. W. FitzSimons discovered on the beach. of Algoa Bay (NATURE, May 21, p. 746), it is scarcely necessary to look across 5000 miles of ocean. Canoes of this type, with two upturned ends, are commonly carried as tenders by the many Arab dhows which trade along the northern part of the east coast of Africa and from Port Sudan to Zanzibar —and also along the west coast of Madagascar; very similar canoes, either with or without outriggers, are ordinarily employed by the local fishermen.
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CLOWES, G. Dug-out Canoe in Algoa Bay. Nature 119, 856 (1927). https://doi.org/10.1038/119856c0
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