Passenger vessel

Scale: Unknown. A model of a double canoe carved from two single pieces of wood and painted grey. The two hulls are virtually identical and are attached to one another by two poles at the bow end and a length of twine at the stern. Both of the hulls are circular in section, taper markedly towards the stern, and have rectangular apertures on the top. On the starboard hull at the stern is a male figure wearing a turban and a loin cloth holding a quant. Seated in the port side hull is a woman and child wearing traditional dress. The model is displayed on a flat rectangular baseboard which has been painted to simulate rippling water.

Object Details

ID: AAE0115
Collection: Ship models
Type: Full hull model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: Before 1929; Before 1958
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
Measurements: Overall: 170 mm x 346 mm x 210 mm
Parts: Passenger vessel