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Bequia Boat and Model Builder

Also known as Bequia boatbuilding

Bequia Boat and Model Builder: photograph by Unknown author (historic postcard)
Photo: Unknown author (historic postcard), Public domain, source on Wikimedia Commons

Shape a hull from planks, then add ribs, mast and sails to build a boat or a handsome scale model.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Origins

A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin. It belongs to the cultural world of The Americas: Caribbean.

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