This part of North Vietnam, a vast area of paddy fields, abounds in ponds, dykes and canals and these little boats are used to cross narrow stretches of water or to fish or tend fish traps.

The method of building boats with woven bamboo strips is exclusive to Vietnam.

This beautifully made little boat was bought by the former director of ISCA and his son, brand new but incomplete - it has not yet been tarred to make it waterproof. It was bought beside the road between Hanoi and Haiphong for the full price - 98p - and was taken with them on the plane to Hong Kong.

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Fishing & Transport

Basket boat

1991

Vietnam

Haiphong

Length
6 ft 6 in