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 are made from two pieces of wood and bound together with cord or wire wrapped. There is a furled sail and mast stored at the bottom of the hull. On a paper label applied to the side of model is "14".

Object Details

ID: AAE0036
Collection: Ship models
Type: Full hull model; Rigged model; Sails furled
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: Unknown
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
Measurements: Overall: 69 mm x 460 mm x 299 mm