Ark of bulrushes
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The ark of bulrushes was a container which, according to the episode known as the finding of Moses in the biblical Book of Exodus, carried the infant Moses.
A painting by Konstantin Flavitsky of Pharaoh's daughter finding Moses, who is in a basket.
Reed boat
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Reed boats and rafts, along with dugout canoes and other rafts, are among the oldest known types of boats. Often used as traditional fishing boats, they are still used in a few places around the world
Totora reed fishing boats on the beach at Huanchaco, Peru
Petroglyphs of a reed boat and men
Detail. Fabrication of papyrus boats in ancient Egypt. Wall fragment from the Sun Temple of Nyuserre Ini at Abu Gurob, Egypt. c. 2430 BCE. Neues Museum
The ancient Egyptian used papyrus reeds to make boats