Fishing vessel; Paruwa

Scale: Unknown. Model of a paruwa or seine net fishing boat made entirely of wood. There is a planked hull of soft wood with three thwarts. The flat bottom is made up of three wide longitudinal planks sewn carvel fashion with fibre caulking. There is a sheer to square stem and stern. All of the butt joints are lashed with cord and there is no decking. On the port side is a label in a dark red circle. Written on the label is '14'. On a paper label attached to the stern most thwart is '11'.

Object Details

ID: AAE0118
Collection: Ship models
Type: Full hull model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: Before 1865
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
Measurements: Overall: 87 mm x 490 mm x 128 mm