coracle

Japanese: coracle
coracle

...A skin boat is a boat made of a frame made of willow branches and covered with animal skins. A typical skin boat is a boat called a coracle, which is used on the rivers of Britain and Ireland, but a similar type of skin boat was already known in ancient Mesopotamia. Other types of skin boats include the Eskimo sea kayak and kayak.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "coracle" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…皮舟とは,柳などの枝で骨組みを組んで外側に獣皮をかぶせたものをいう。皮舟の代表的なものの一つが,イギリスやアイルランドの河川で用いられているようなコラクルcoracleと呼ばれる舟であるが,似た形の皮舟は古代メソポタミアでもすでに知られていた。このほか,エスキモーのウミヤック,カヤックなども皮舟の一種である。…

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