Mōkihi - Ngāi Tahu Mahinga Kai

Mōkihi or mogi were an essential means of transport for early Māori travelling the waterways of Te Waipounamu. They were light, buoyant and easily constructed. A clever innovation designed to traverse the waterways of Te Waipounamu in the search for kai. Long since replaced in a practical sense by fiberglass and modern technology, the art and craft of mōkihi lives on through the passion and dedication of people like Joe Wakefield.
English and Te Reo transcripts here: ngaitahu.iwi.n...

[@makairawaugh326]

Kia ora mo tena, rawe te kite!

[@aaronmorgan8819]

such vessels have exsisted on both the Nile river and lake Titicaca for thousands of years...

[@maatakiwiwakefield6068]

Tika tau Aaron - you'll find most indigenous peoples have some form of similar watercraft from North American First Nation to even Europe. As they traveled so too did the knowledge. The Christchurch Museum has a small Egyptian mokihi dated back to 700BC - how amazing is that?!!

[@jamesrobson5258]

why we not see it float?