Title

1942 - Aboriginal Navigation off the Coasts of Upper and Baja California, Bulletin 151, Anthropological Papers, No. 39, Robert F. Heizer and William C. Massey

Files

Subject

Navigation by the aboriginals off of the coasts of Upper and Baja California.

Description

This 1942 Bureau of American Ethnology report discusses the differences in coastal topography and the particular types of boats used in the local environments: Tule balsas, log dugouts, log rafts and plank canoes. The Pacific coast, from the Oregon-California boundary to the southern tip of Baja California stretches about 1,600 miles and embraces some nineteen degrees of latitude. Environmentally this long coastal area can be divided into separate provinces that influenced the type of boats used for navigation by the aboriginals.

Source

Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology

Format

PDF

Language

English

Disciplines

Arts and Humanities | Education | Social and Behavioral Sciences

Original Format

Paper

Document Type

Article

Recommended Citation

"1942 - Aboriginal Navigation off the Coasts of Upper and Baja California, Bulletin 151, Anthropological Papers, No. 39, Robert F. Heizer and William C. Massey" (2018). Government Documents and Publications. 7.
https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/hornbeck_ind_1/7