Field record · Historical transmission
Mau Piailug and a teacher who crossed an ocean of method
Placed beside Hōkūleʻa because the canoe's first long voyage was steered by this person, and beside 'knowing' because the method is taught through practice rather than instruments.
This correspondence holds · Sources checked · 1976
Observed
- Pius Mau Piailug (1932 to 2010) was a master navigator from Satawal in the Caroline Islands.
- He navigated Hōkūleʻa's 1976 voyage to Tahiti and taught Hawaiian students, including Nainoa Thompson.
Connection
Placed beside Hōkūleʻa because the canoe's first long voyage was steered by this person, and beside 'knowing' because the method is taught through practice rather than instruments.
- Historical transmission
Interpretation
Transmission is a kind of connection that can be named without turning the teacher into a symbol. The record holds because the lineage is public.
Placed beside
Keep the difference visible
This record
Mau Piailug and a teacher who crossed an ocean of method
Historical transmission
Beside
Hōkūleʻa, Star of Gladness
Historical transmission
Beside
The night as instrument
Editorial parallel
Mechanism
Known transmission. Named teacher, named students, named voyage.
Open questions
What parts of the method resist being written down?
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Sources
- Polynesian Voyaging Society · Public history of the 1976 voyage and Mau Piailug's role.
Related records
Canonical plate. · Sources checked.