Avang, also known as abang or pontin, is a traditional trading ship of the
Ivatan people
The Ivatan people are an Austronesian ethnolinguistic group native to the Batanes and Babuyan Islands of the northernmost Philippines. They are genetically closely-related to other ethnic groups in Northern Luzon, but also share close linguist ...
of the Philippines. It is the largest boat type among the Ivatan people and characteristically has a closed deck. It is about in length and about in height. It is slightly curving, with the bow and the stern higher than the central area. It has two masts made from woven mats of
pandanus
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leaves, though these were later replaced with
canvas
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cloth (''kacha'') in colonial times. It also has fifteen pairs of rowers. The avang resembles the ''
vasinian'' boats of the
Yami people
The Tao people are an Austronesian peoples, Austronesian ethnic group native to the tiny outlying Orchid Island of Taiwan. They have a maritime culture, with great ritual and spiritual significance placed on boat-building and fishing. Their ways ...
. Avang are extinct, the last ship was dismantled in 1910.
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Falua
Falua, also spelled faluwa, is a traditional open-deck boat of the Ivatan people from the islands of Sabtang and Batan in the Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Rep ...
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Chinedkeran Chinedkeran is a traditional open-deck boat of the Ivatan people from the island of Itbayat in the Philippines. It is similar in size to the falua, with five to thirteen pairs of rowers and a single sail. It is characteristically wide with high stra ...
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Tataya
Tataya are traditional small fishing boats, with or without outriggers of the Ivatan people in the Philippines. They are generally round-hulled and powered by rowers or sails made from woven pandanus leaves. They have several variants based on siz ...
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Balangay
A Balangay, or barangay is a type of lashed-lug boat built by joining planks edge-to-edge using pins, dowels, and fiber lashings. They are found throughout the Philippines and were used largely as trading ships up until the colonial era. The ...
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Bangka
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Awang (boat) Awang are traditional dugout canoes of the Maranao and Maguindanao people in the Philippines. They are used primarily in Lake Lanao, the Pulangi River, and the Liguasan Marsh for fishing or for transporting goods. They have long low hulls that are ...
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Indigenous ships of the Philippines