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.
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Object Details
ID: | AAE0093 |
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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 |