Lakatoi

Modern day lakatoi at the Hiri Moale Festival, a modern celebration of the previous Hiri trade cycle.

Loading a lakatoi at Port Moresby, prior to 1885.

Lakatoi near Elevala Island, prior to 1885.

Papuan lake dwellings with a lakatoi under sail, 1898 or before.

1901 stamp by the British Government depicting a lakatoi.

Lakatoi (also Lagatoi) are double-hulled sailing watercraft of Papua New Guinea.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] They are named in the Motu language and traditionally used in the Hiri trade cycle.

References

Types of sailing vessels and rigs

Sailing rigs

Naval & merchant
vessels
(by origin date)

Ancient	Boita Dhow Galley (Penteconter, Bireme, Trireme, Quadriremes, Tessarakonteres, Dromon) Junk Mtepe Uru

Medieval	Balinger Birlinn Cog Hulk Knarr Koch Kondura Longship Shitik

15th c.	Carrack Chinese treasure ship Caravel Hoy Trabaccolo

16th c.	Crommesteven Galiot Galleon Galleass Flyboat Fluyt Full-rigged pinnace Lorcha Man-of-war Patache Square-rigged caravel (round or de armada) Xebec

17th c.	Bermuda sloop Corvette East Indiaman Frigate Galeas Koff Pinisi Polacca Ship of the line

18th c.	Bilander Clipper (Baltimore Clipper) Gallivat Grab Gundalow 74-gun ship of the line Sloop-of-war Spéronare Trincadour

19th c.	Blackwall frigate Dutch clipper Down Easter Elissa Windjammer

Fishing vessels

Recreational vessels

Special terms

Other

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