Dalca

The reconstruction of a Dalca in the Museum of Dalcahue, Chile

Dalca is the traditional name for limited seaworthy, 4 to 8 m long boats that were used by pre-Columbian peoples on the Pacific coast of Chile , especially the Chono . This type of boat was used by them in the coastal area and offered space for 9 to 12 people. The characteristic feature of Dalcas was that they made three large, communicating with braids made of cowhide fibers and with various substances caulked , wooden planks were produced.

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• Georg Friederici, The shipping of the Indians (first published: Strecker & Schröder, 1907)
• Bob Holtzman, The Chilean Dalca , October 24, 2010 at: Indigenous Boats
• Austin Whittall, mtDNA D4H3a haplogroup , January 16, 2014, at Patagonia's Monsters