Model of a 'Tankwa' or papyrus reed canoe with reed cargo

Made:: 1920-1923 in Ethiopia

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Model of a 'Tankwa' or papyrus reed canoe with reed cargo, as used on Lake Tsana in Abyssina (Ethiopa), unsigned, Ethiopa, 1920-1923

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Category:: Water Transport

Object Number:: 1923-626

Materials:: leaf/papyrus, sisal and complete

Measurements:: overall: 65 x 300 x 150 mm
weight: 0.1kg
weight: 0.22046lbs

type:: canoe and model - representation

credit:: Bambridge, H.G.

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