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Marshallese Traditional Master Canoe Carver Featured at Shiloh Museum

J. Froelich
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KUAF
Marshallese master canoe maker Liton Beasa (right) and son-in-laws Juda Kaios (left) and Junior Batlok (center) are hand carving a sycamore log into a traditional kōrkōr at Shiloh Museum of Ozark History over the next several weeks. ";

Liton Beasa is a Marshallese canoe master carver. Originally from Namorik Atoll, he'll carve a traditional kōrkōr (canoe) out of a giant sycamore tree trunk on the grounds of the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. The canoe carving project is being coordinated by the Arkansas Coalition of Marshallese, supported by Shiloh Museum staff, and it is funded in part by a grant from the Arkansas Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.