Description

Wato Monkey Bay

Therina Groenewald: Wato Monkey Bay – professional photographer.

Wato Monkey Bay – A dugout canoe or simply dugout is a boat made from a hollowed tree trunk.

Dugouts are the oldest boats archaeologists have found, dating back about 8,000 years to the Neolithic Stone Age. This is probably because they are made of massive pieces of wood, which tend to preserve better than, e.g., bark canoes.

Along with bark canoe and hide kayak, dugout boats were also used by indigenous peoples of the Americas.