They saw how the Arawaks made canoes by burning out the inside of a log.

The trunk was sometimes used to make smaller canoes used for fishing.

"If ever you have another friend like him, bring him here to make canoes like this for us!"

It was this tree from which they stripped off the bark to make canoes or even tent walls.

There are also scarred trees, where the bark has been removed to make shields and canoes.

Despite its timber being soft, it is used in New Guinea to make canoes.

He found people at work, cutting cane or making dugout canoes and recorded the words they used in their answers.

A small number of families still make their living making traditional birch bark baskets and canoes.

It is also used in woodcarving, paper production, house construction, and for making canoes.

Another group residing elsewhere is known to have made canoes.