Boat Model

2003-43-141A

From: Siberia | Amur River

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 2003-43-141A
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Siberia | Amur River
Culture Area Siberia
Section American
Materials Wood
Technique Carved
Description

Flatbottom wooden boat model; hull is carved of a single piece of wood which extends beyond the stern as an upturned platform; two sticks support this platform from above; one stick is broken. Gunwale-like planks join to each side of the hull; the prow is flat with a small steering oar (?) lock on the left side; a single oar accompanies the model.

Credit Line Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003
Other Number 1899.1.141a/b - Other Number | 81 (original inventory number) - Field No SF | 4 (Civic Center, 1957) - Other Number | Y134 - Other Number

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