Tankwa

For the river in Tigray (north Ethiopia), see Tanqwa. For the National Park in South Africa, see Tankwa Karoo National Park.

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