
Model of a "Gufa" from the Tigris
- Made:
- 1930-1931



Model, scale 1:5, of a circular coracle, known as a "Gufa" from the Tigris at Baghdad
Model of a Tigris gufa from the Baghdad area. Scale 1:6 This type of craft was becoming extinct in the 1930s
Details
- Category:
- Water Transport
- Object Number:
- 1931-1196
- Materials:
- straw, ceramic (unspecified), paint, wood (unidentified), shell and plaster
- Measurements:
-
with figure: 365 mm x 470 mm x 470 mm,
- type:
- watercraft and boat
- credit:
- Sir Ernest M. Dowson