Engineering:Tankwa

Fishing tankwas on an island of Lake Tana near Gorgora

A tankwa is a type of Ethiopian reed boat made from papyrus, used primarily in the area of Lake Tana.

References

• Aak to Zumbra, A dictionary of the World`s Watercraft, Basil Greenhill, 2000, ISBN:0-917376-46-3
• Gilbert, Gregory Phillip (1962) Ancient Egyptian Sea Power and the Origin of Maritime Forces . National Library of Australian Cataloguing-in-Publication entry, ISBN:978-0-642-29680-1
• Heyerdahl, Thor (1972) The Ra Expeditions. Amazon. Signet. ISBN:978-0451051219