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'.
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Object Details
ID: | AAE0118 |
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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 |