Angola Bimba Raft

Indigenous vessel, Bimba raft. This raft is constructed from a series of long and curved balsa wood branches/trunks, using the wood in the round, secured together with a mixture of hardwood pegs and treenails and wooden fibre lashings. The curved and upwards sides are held in place by a crude square and vertical transom.

Object Details

ID: BAE0095
Type: Raft
Display location: Not on display
Date made: circa 1950
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 991 mm x 4572 mm x 1016 mm x 25 lb
Parts: Angola Bimba Raft