Model

Canoe Paddle

57-15-4C

From: New Britain | West Nakanai | Rapuri

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

Object Number 57-15-4C
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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