Model of Hoolung, merchants travelling boat with rough mat hoods

Made:
1850-1880 in Assam

Model of an elabourately decorated Hoolung dug-out used for merchant transportation on the rivers of the Assam, with mat shelter hoods.

Details

Category:
Water Transport
Object Number:
1929-1107
Materials:
wood (unidentified) and bamboo
Measurements:
overall (approximate): 205 mm x 1120 mm x 145 mm,
type:
model - representation and merchant vessel
credit:
Victoria and Albert Museum, Indian Section