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Ama
Description:
⭐the ama is the essential stabilizing float, an outrigger pontoon attached to the side by crossbeams, preventing the narrow hull from capsizing and allowing for fast, stable paddling.
⭐to support something physically, often by leaning it against something else
Also Known As:
⭐flagging
⭐prop

A man spear fishing out at sea, standing on an outrigger canoe; Mangareva, Gambier Islands, ~1922

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