Kamat's Potpourri: Machwa Sailboat

Machwa Sailboat

© K.L. Kamat/Kamat's Potpourri
Machwa Sailboat
Mercantile Sail Boat
Non-motorized wooden sailboats known as Machwas have been used in India for transportation for centuries.

See also:
Fishermen Using Lungi as Sail

Transportation
Systems

Carts
Boats
Palanquins
Railways

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