Model of a Kilakara double-pole outrigger canoe

Made:
1920-1923 in India
Rigged model, scale 1:36

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Rigged model, scale 1:36
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Rigged model, scale 1:36, of a canoe used by the fisherman of Kilakara on the south coast of India for pearl fisheries, with double-pole outrigger, unsigned, India, 1920-1923

Details

Category:
Water Transport
Object Number:
1924-580
Materials:
wood (unidentified), cotton (fibre) and cotton (textile)
Measurements:
overall: 175 mm x 315 mm x 194 mm,
type:
model - representation and canoe
credit:
British Empire Exhibition (Madras Court)