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Rigged model, scale 1:6, of an outrigger canoe with matted sail, typical of the Fiji Islands
Whole, rigged, model of a Fijian outrigger canoe of about 30 ft in length. Scale 1:6 Canoes of this general type were used in the 19th and early 20 th centuries.
Details
- Category:
- Water Transport
- Object Number:
- 1926-427
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified), bamboo, cotton (fibre) and metal (unknown)
- Measurements:
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overall: 1020 mm x 1205 mm x 515 mm,
- type:
- sailing vessel, canoe and outriggers
- credit:
- HRH The Prince of Wales
