Coracle

an Irish or Welsh name applied to boats used by the native fishermen. A coracle consists of a wicker or basketlike frame, which in former times was covered by the skin of an animal. This was the kind of boat found in use by Caesar when he invaded Great Britain. It is usually oval in form, and has the advantage of being very light. Although it will carry but one person, it is transported easily from one body of water to another. It is, in this respect, at least, to be compared with the birch bark canoe of the Northwest. The Mandan Dakotas navigated the Missouri in coracles covered with green buffalo hides. See Boat