Packet 7: Tossup 18

In a sculpture from Pangwari depicting one of these objects, one of the two users has a “dainty” appearance that may indicate putting in less effort than the other person. Creating the roka is the first step in making traditional examples of these objects. The second-oldest evidence for these objects in Africa (10[1])is a Nok terracotta sculpture of two people using one. The Malagasy word for “people” (10[1])means “people of” (-5[1])these (10[1])objects. While (10[1])digging a well, (10[1])a herdsman discovered the (-5[1])second-oldest known one (10[1])of these objects in the world, which is named for Dufuna. (10[4]-5[1])Monoxylon (“mono-ZY-lon”) examples of these objects were produced (10[1])in the Stone Age. Early Austronesians used “crab-claw” components of these objects that were called waka in Māori. (10[1])For 10 points, the first settlers of Madagascar likely arrived (10[2]-5[1])using (10[3])what (10[1]-5[1])small wooden vehicles, (10[2])examples of which include “dugouts”? (10[1])■END■ (10[3])

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