Arab baggala, c. 1851

Made:
1800-1851 in Oman, Sur, Ash-Sharqiyah and Italy

larger display model of Arab Baggala (1851)

Rigged, whole model of an Arab cargo vessel of the baggala type, c.1851. Scale1:20. Though this model was made in the Bombay Dockyard, for the Great Exhibition of 1851, the original craft were mainly built at Sur, in Oman.

Details

Category:
Water Transport
Object Number:
1926-573
Materials:
wood (unidentified)
Measurements:
overall: 640 mm x 2040 mm x 425 mm, ,
type:
sailing vessels, cargo vessels and dhows
credit:
King's College, London