Fishing vessel; Kajjik

Scale: Unknown. Model of a Maltese fishing boat made entirely in wood. The hull is painted in bright colours, light and dark green, yellow, white, red and brown. There is a gold decoration around the gunwales and a gold insignia at the bow. Oculi have been painted on two red triangles on either side of the bow. The simple rudder is fitted with a tiller arm. the deck is covered with a fine gauze material on which is placed a pair of white painted paddles and three fish. The model is mounted on a pair of brown painted crutches which are fixed to a decoratively shaped baseboard which is inscribed "Malta" and "Kajjik" twice. On port and starboard bows, "F.16" and "S. Pawl". The baseboard is edged with white and red lines.

Object Details

ID: AAE0093
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: 94 mm x 83 mm x 69 mm