pirogue

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He recounted how once they boarded the pirogue, he and the other passengers were covered with a tarpaulin: "I closed my eyes and thought of my mother," he said.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

At the same event, competition is fierce to win the pirogue race.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2024

Artists hung paintings from trees, converted the walls of stores and restaurants into galleries, and filled some of Dakar’s run-down architectural gems with installations — piles of rubble, pieces of pirogue boats, a tennis court.

From New York Times • May 30, 2024

“We thought the pirogue would break,” Dieye recalls.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 18, 2023

Otto’s favorite position in the pirogue was at the prow, on his hind legs with his arms hitched over the side, dragging his hands in the water.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer