Balsa (ship)

A balsa is a boat or ship built by various pre-Columbian South American civilizations constructed from woven reeds of the totora bulrush.

This term is also used by California archaeologists and anthropologists to refer to the woven and tied tule reed canoes used by the Native Californians in both pre-Columbian and historical eras.

Tule reed boat workbook : a voyage of adventure.

Kentfield, CA: Mother Lode Musical Theatre, Watershed Preservation Network.

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