Model of 'Woodskin' and paddle canoe

Made:
1920-1924 in Guyana
Model of 'Woodskin' and paddle canoe (model - representation)

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Model, scale 1:12, of a ‘woodskin’ or bark canoe with stowed paddle, used on the rivers of Guyana, South America, probably of local manufacture, unsigned, 1920-1924. From the British Empire Exhibition, Wembley, London, 1924-5

Details

Category:
Water Transport
Object Number:
1924-574
Materials:
wood (unidentified), reed and bark
Measurements:
overall: 24 mm x 598 mm x 65 mm,
type:
model - representation
credit:
British Empire Exhibition (British Guiana Section)