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Articles

Sewn boats in the Qatar Museums collection, Doha: baggāras and kettuvallams as records of a western Indian Ocean technological tradition

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Pages 371-405 | Received 17 Sep 2020, Accepted 17 Sep 2020, Published online: 15 Apr 2021

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