Boat Model

2003-43-132

From: Siberia | Amur River

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 2003-43-132
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Nanai | Orochi | Nivkh
Provenience Siberia | Amur River
Culture Area Siberia
Section American
Materials Wood | Paint | Metal
Technique Carved | Painted
Description

A wooden, flatbottom river boat model of the Gilyak-Orochi tribes; the sides each of a single plank extend beyond the stern to support a flat and culminate at the other end in a sharply upturned bow; both the stern flat and bow are decorated with incising and black paint; three carved and painted thwarts span the hull; one carved rudder or oars accompany this model.

Credit Line Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003
Other Number 1899.1.132 - Other Number | 74-1-133 - Other Number | 369/8 - Other Number | 7 (Civic Center, 1957) - Other Number | 114 - Other Number

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