dugout canoe model

Double hulled model sailing canoe, heavily inlaid and appliquéd with small pieced of chambered nautilus shell discs, with two triangular sails and pair of masts. There are strings of chambered nautilus shell at the bow and stern.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1966i
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 670 mm x 230 mm x 120 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood; plant fibre; chambered nautilus shell
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
World Gallery > Oceania > Sea crossing
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