The papyrus raft seen here, the "Ra II", was used by this Norwegian anthropologist and explorer
The ship was 
abandoned and the following year another similar vessel, Ra II, was... [DOC] [TLE] Expeditions - The Thor Heyerdahl Institute [PAR] Kon-Tiki demonstrated that it was possible for a primitive raft to sail the ... have 
been used as an "oven" by the "Long Ears," which Heyerdahl's Rapa Nui sources
, ... Anthropologist and National Geographic Explorer-In-Residence Wade Davis 
also ... another similar vessel, Ra II, was built of totora by Demetrio, Juan and 
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Here  Login ... was abandoned and the following year, another similar vessel, Ra 
II, ... Norwegian explorer, writer and anthropologist Thor Heyerdahl at his ... to a 
picture of himself on board the papyrus-reed raft which he used on... [DOC] [TLE] Flying fish were a staple in the Kon Tiki raft breakfasts.