Passenger vessel; Canoe, Outrigger

Scale: Unknown. A model of an oru or outrigger canoe from Sri Lanka made entirely in wood. The hull is dugout and has washstrakes sewn to the gunwales. There is an off centre float that has been carved from a single piece of wood and connected to the hull by a pair of booms. The two booms are made from two pieces of wood and bound together with cord or wire wrapped. There is a furled sail stored at the bottom of the hull. On a paper label applied to the side of model is "14".

Object Details

ID: AAE0035
Collection: Ship models; World Cultures
Type: Full hull model; Sails furled
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: Unknown
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
Measurements: Overall: 76 mm x 475 mm x 267 mm