Lepa-lepa (dugout canoe)

For the type of ship used by Sama-Bajau people, see Lepa (ship).
A lepa-lepa race in Pambusuang, 2016.

Lepa-lepa is a traditional canoe from the eastern part of the Indonesian archipelago. They are short range coastal fishing craft, but they can also be used for inter island voyages. The routes they took, among others are between Seram and Ambon-Lease, Geser island and Seram Laut, within Banda and Kei group of islands.[1] They are already existed since at least 1500 A.D.[2]

  1. ^ Ellen (2003). p. 156.
  2. ^ Ellen (2003). p. 150.