Fishing vessel; Cargo vessel; Bedan

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Scale: Unknown. Model of an Arab badan made entirely of wood. Hull consists of thin wood planking lashed together in a carvel fashion, with a flat narrow bottom. There is a rigged mast with no sails amidships with a boom and lateen spar. The fore and aft deck are held in place by two booms and there is a third boom amidships with a notch to support the single mast. There are hardwood stem and stern posts and a high projecting rudder. The model is displayed on a pair of brass wirework crutches attached to a wooden rectangular baseboard with straight bevelled edges atop four bun feet.

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Object Details

ID:	AAE0133
Collection:	Ship models
Type:	Full hull model; Rigged model
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Unknown
Date made:	Unknown
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 293 mm x 860 mm x 205 mm
Parts:	Fishing vessel; Cargo vessel; Bedan Fishing vessel; Cargo vessel; Bedan (Full hull model; Rigged model; Mast) (AAE0133.1) Fishing vessel; Cargo vessel; Bedan (Full hull model; Rigged model; Lateen spar) (AAE0133.2) Fishing vessel; Cargo vessel; Bedan (Full hull model; Rigged model; Boom) (AAE0133.3) Fishing vessel; Cargo vessel; Bedan (Full hull model; Rigged model; Stand) (AAE0133.4)