Model

Outrigger Canoe

57-15-3

From: New Britain | West Nakanai | Rapuri

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

Object Number 57-15-3
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Lakalai
Provenience New Britain | West Nakanai | Rapuri
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood | Plant Fiber | Pigment
Description

Model outrigger canoe. Dugout hull 78.5 cm. long. White band along top edges of canoe. Connected to outrigger by five poles, and with three more cross poles (parallel to the canoe and outrigger). Outrigger is 57.5 cm. long.

Height 7 cm
Length 78 cm
Width 54 cm
Credit Line New Britain Expedition, Charles A. Valentine, 1957

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