ontang

Ontang is a type of raft of the Sama-Bajau people of the Philippines. They resemble a miniature catamaran, with two bamboo floats about {{convert|1|m|ft|abbr=on}} long connected by two bow-shaped booms. A platform made split bamboo is built on top of the booms. Ontang can be used for fishing, but they can also hold lanterns during night-time fishing. They are typically towed behind Sama-Bajau houseboats during travel, with the towing line commonly strung with baited fish hooks.{{cite journal |last1=Nimmo |first1=H. Arlo |title=The Boats of the Tawi-Tawi Bajau, Sulu Archipelago, Philippines |journal=Asian Perspectives |date=1990 |volume=29 |issue=1 |pages=51–88 |s2cid=31792662 |url=https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/8c0f/9681a8f4c1cc02e96a5de94177cd775176f2.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115113010/https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/8c0f/9681a8f4c1cc02e96a5de94177cd775176f2.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2019-11-15 }}