Cargo vessel; Pole junk
Fragment broken off from the stern of the boat where the rudder is held in place by a semi-circular piece of wood. from boat model of a hua-p'i-ku or Foochow pole junk. Used to transport poles, lashed to the side of the vessel from Fukien to the Yangtze estuary (China, Asia).
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