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Examples of these objects called waka or va’a (“vah-ah”) evolved from designs of the Lapita culture. In 1975, a performance-accurate one of these things was built, named Hōkūleʻa (10[1])(“HOH-koo-LAY-uh”), after the Hawaiian name for the star Arcturus. People using these objects were guided by (10[1])stick charts (10[2])bent to resemble (10[1])swells. (10[1])Indigenous Philippine examples of these objects called bangka were used (10[1])for war and resemble other Austronesian outrigger designs. Thor (10[1])Heyerdahl argued that South Americans could have traveled with a type of these objects similar to his Kon-Tiki. For 10 points, Polynesian wayfarers settled the Pacific (10[1])by traveling on what objects? ■END■

ANSWER: boats [or ships or catamarans; accept canoes or war canoes or outrigger canoes or kayaks; accept rafts; prompt on vessels or vehicles or watercraft]
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