Model
Canoe Paddle
57-15-4B
From: New Britain | West Nakanai | Rapuri
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 57-15-4B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Lakalai |
| Provenience | New Britain | West Nakanai | Rapuri |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood |
| Description | Model outrigger canoe. Hard wood dugout to which two boards are lashed with fiber cords to raise the sides of the boat. Small rectangular roof over the center of the boat. Three poles connect to outrigger, with two cross poles (parallel to the boat). Outrigger missing. Two matching hardwood paddles, 16 cm long and 4 cm wide. |
| Credit Line | New Britain Expedition, Charles A. Valentine, 1957 |
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