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. There is an off centre float that has been carved from a single piece of wood and is connected to the hull by a pair of booms. The two booms comprise of two curved singular lengths of timber bound together with cord or wire. There is an unidentified part stored in the vessel hull. On a paper label applied to the side of model is "14".

Object Details

ID: AAE0034
Collection: Ship models
Type: Full hull model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: Unknown
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
Measurements: Overall: 75 mm x 480 mm x 290 mm