Passenger vessel; Canoe, Outrigger

Scale: Unknown. A model of an oru or outrigger canoe from Sri Lanka made entirely in wood. The dugout hull is sewn to the washstrakes. An off-centre float has been carved from a single piece of wood and is connected to the hull by a pair of booms, which are comprised of two curved singlular pieces of timber. The mast, sails, steering oar, and boat hook(?) are stowed inside the hull. On a paper label applied to the port hull is written "15".
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