Wa (watercraft)

Wa in the Marshall Islands/Caroline Islands area, prior to 1911
Model of a wa from Woleai in the National Museum of Ethnology (Japan)

Wa are traditional sailing outrigger canoes of the Caroline Islands, which also includes Palau and Yap.[1] They have a single outrigger.[1][2] They are similar to the sakman of the Northern Marianas.

  1. ^ a b Doran 1972, pp. 144–159.
  2. ^ Hornell 1932, pp. 131–143.