The Iosepa: Polynesian Voyaging Canoe!
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
- In which JB geeks out at seeing the Iosepa (Joseph), a Polynesian voyaging canoe replica. Seriously, this thing is amazing.
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Filmed at the Polynesian Cultural Center in Laie, Hawaii in October, 2019.
One of the most amazing things is that the Polynesian voyagers, from Hawai'i to Te-araroa, had a star sighting device with an artificial horizon - and the Europeans couldn't figure it out! Cook recorded it as a heathen ritual device, because the explanation that was given was that "we look in it, and Laamaomao, goddess of the winds, guides us to our destination." Using it to sight either Polaris, or the maximum elevation of any one of a number of bright Southern stars, they could determine their latitude - considerably more accurately than the Europeans with whom they were interacting - and run a latitude to any given island. Totally without needing to sight a distant horizon which would likely be obscured by cloud or confused by the pitching and rolling of the vessel in the seas.
With devices such as this, they could do the 2000+-mile run from Te-araroa or Hawai'i to Kahiki/Tahiti - and they would do so just to pay a friendly diplomatic visit and enjoy the Kahikians' lavish hospitality.
We call this 'primitive' technology - why, exactly?
Forgot the link: www.jps.auckland.ac.nz/document//Volume_37_1928/Volume_37%2C_No._145/The_sacred_calabash%2C_by_Hugh_Rodman%2C_p_75-87/p1
Ia orana oe!
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I was wondering about that high gloss finish, it didn't seem possible for it to be historic, but wow! I'd love to hear how they navigated - it sounds like it would be REALLY tough, though.
That wasn’t used
Was there any information about the adhesive they used originally? Seems like that would be tricky.
More than likely a tree sap, possibly mixed with other things. Could also be hide glue.
@@Uncle_Redboiled breadfruit tree sap.
the idea that they went around the world with this terrifies me lol
Isn't this a modern reconstruction based on verbal accounts. There have been very few pre European contact Polynesian canoe that archeologist have discovered. If Polynesian were doing laminations, as it done on this boat, what was stopping them from using planking which gives better economy of wood.
I don't know what sources they based the design on. It's an interesting question. JB
There were/are a lot of drawings and paintings done by Europeans when they "discovered" the area.
Woah
I know right? JB
Cool Bro
Also the polynesian sailors exchanged their chickens for the sweet potato, the story goes as how the Inca had chickens in pre-columbian times.
Really? That's awesome. I'll have to look into that history. I was unaware of chickens in the New world. JB
I don’t think that’s correct
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