Comments on: Ancient fishing rafts in Lake Baringo http://www.afrigadget.com/2009/04/01/ancient-fishing-rafts-in-lake-baringo/ Gadgets in Africa: Solving everyday problems with African ingenuity Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:03:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Fishing rafts | TriplegDating http://www.afrigadget.com/2009/04/01/ancient-fishing-rafts-in-lake-baringo/comment-page-1/#comment-16781 Fishing rafts | TriplegDating Sun, 06 Mar 2011 17:08:37 +0000 http://www.afrigadget.com/?p=640#comment-16781 [...] AfriGadget » Blog Archive » Ancient fishing rafts in Lake Baringo [...] [...] AfriGadget » Blog Archive » Ancient fishing rafts in Lake Baringo [...]

]]> By: jipé bourgeois http://www.afrigadget.com/2009/04/01/ancient-fishing-rafts-in-lake-baringo/comment-page-1/#comment-14991 jipé bourgeois Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:39:50 +0000 http://www.afrigadget.com/?p=640#comment-14991 Hi Dylan, just so you know, reed boats are also used in the highlands of Ethiopia on Lake Tana. They are called tankwa. Some scientists believe that these boats, exactly the same as the ones used by the Egyptians lower down the Blue Nile (The source of the Blue Nile is in Ethiopia)were brought down by Ethiopian trade. Who knows but seeing how versatile these boats are, who wouldn't want to copy them ? Kenya isn't that far either... I have two of these and even though your bottom gets soaked, they're lots of fun. With the wider and longer ones, you can carry hundreds of Kilos of firewood. Paula, if it's any consolation, there are big motor-driven boats on Lake Tana but because of the affordability of the tankwas, the boats might survive much longer than you think. Cheers, Jipé Hi Dylan, just so you know, reed boats are also used in the highlands of Ethiopia on Lake Tana. They are called tankwa. Some scientists believe that these boats, exactly the same as the ones used by the Egyptians lower down the Blue Nile (The source of the Blue Nile is in Ethiopia)were brought down by Ethiopian trade. Who knows but seeing how versatile these boats are, who wouldn’t want to copy them ? Kenya isn’t that far either…

I have two of these and even though your bottom gets soaked, they’re lots of fun. With the wider and longer ones, you can carry hundreds of Kilos of firewood.

Paula, if it’s any consolation, there are big motor-driven boats on Lake Tana but because of the affordability of the tankwas, the boats might survive much longer than you think.

Cheers,

Jipé

]]> By: paula http://www.afrigadget.com/2009/04/01/ancient-fishing-rafts-in-lake-baringo/comment-page-1/#comment-14965 paula Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:08:54 +0000 http://www.afrigadget.com/?p=640#comment-14965 Hi Dylan and Chet, thanks so much for your comments. The varied contributors of Afrigadget make for the curious mix - as an environmentalist I am personally on the lookout for for practical inventions that serve energy, food or environmental needs. To answer your question Dylan, the Njemps are a very small and vulnerable tribe. They live on tiny islands in a small lake - if this part of Kenya develops they will be absorbed and will probably disappear as a unique tribe :( It hasn't happened yet but the switch from wooden paddles to plastic is a sign that things are slowly changing.....Chet you should accelerate your trip to Africa, come and experience the incredible diversity of this continent while it's still relatively innocent. See you soon? Hi Dylan and Chet, thanks so much for your comments. The varied contributors of Afrigadget make for the curious mix – as an environmentalist I am personally on the lookout for for practical inventions that serve energy, food or environmental needs. To answer your question Dylan, the Njemps are a very small and vulnerable tribe. They live on tiny islands in a small lake – if this part of Kenya develops they will be absorbed and will probably disappear as a unique tribe :(
It hasn’t happened yet but the switch from wooden paddles to plastic is a sign that things are slowly changing…..Chet you should accelerate your trip to Africa, come and experience the incredible diversity of this continent while it’s still relatively innocent. See you soon?

]]> By: Chet Woodside http://www.afrigadget.com/2009/04/01/ancient-fishing-rafts-in-lake-baringo/comment-page-1/#comment-14964 Chet Woodside Thu, 02 Apr 2009 06:34:24 +0000 http://www.afrigadget.com/?p=640#comment-14964 Visiting Africa is at the top of my bucketlist. I love the ingenuity that is displayed on your site. Posts like this also serve are a great treat in the technical mix. I feel that they expose me to a slice of the soul in this continent. Visiting Africa is at the top of my bucketlist. I love the ingenuity that is displayed on your site. Posts like this also serve are a great treat in the technical mix. I feel that they expose me to a slice of the soul in this continent.

]]> By: Dylan http://www.afrigadget.com/2009/04/01/ancient-fishing-rafts-in-lake-baringo/comment-page-1/#comment-14963 Dylan Thu, 02 Apr 2009 05:49:47 +0000 http://www.afrigadget.com/?p=640#comment-14963 I just stumbled on to your blog and found it very interesting. Africa is one place I need to visit. Does this tribe comprise a large number or are they only a handful? I just stumbled on to your blog and found it very interesting. Africa is one place I need to visit. Does this tribe comprise a large number or are they only a handful?

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