The papyrus raft seen here, the "Ra II", was used by this Norwegian anthropologist and explorer
[DOC] [TLE] Thor Heyerdahl - Wikipedia [PAR] Thor Heyerdahl was a Norwegian adventurer and ethnographer with a 
background in zoology, .... Heyerdahl's book about The Kon-Tiki Expedition: By 
Raft Across the South Seas has been translated into 70 languages.