Pwi pwi
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A Pwi pwi is type of miniature raft, native to the Caribbean island of Dominica
. They were carved out of tree trunks, usually Bois Canon (Cecropia peltata
) by the Kalinago people, very simple in design, used for inshore fishing for fish, lobster, shellfish and conch.
Dominica
Dominica , officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island nation in the Lesser Antilles region of the Caribbean Sea, south-southeast of Guadeloupe and northwest of Martinique. Its size is and the highest point in the country is Morne Diablotins, which has an elevation of . The Commonwealth...
. They were carved out of tree trunks, usually Bois Canon (Cecropia peltata
Cecropia peltata
Cecropia peltata is a plant in the Cecropia genus. Common names include pumpwood and trumpet tree. It is listed as one of the world's 100 worst invasive species....
) by the Kalinago people, very simple in design, used for inshore fishing for fish, lobster, shellfish and conch.