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Okinawa Island (Japan);Boatbuilding--Japan--History

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Okinawan building a boat on the beach at Nakao, 1948

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31430059799595], item: G-86
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Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "The building of a boat on the beach at Nakao, Haneji Mura, Okinawa. The ribs are hewn from big branches with the proper shapes and the planking is saved by hand."

Dates: 1948