Model of a "Gufa" from the Tigris

Made:
1930-1931 in Asia, Iran, Baghdad, Iraq and Tigris
Model, scale 1:5, of a circular coracle Model, scale 1:5, of a circular coracle Model, scale 1:5, of a circular coracle
Model, scale 1:5, of a circular coracle Model, scale 1:5, of a circular coracle Model, scale 1:5, of a circular coracle

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Model, scale 1:5, of a circular coracle
Science Museum Group Collection
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Model, scale 1:5, of a circular coracle
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Model, scale 1:5, of a circular coracle
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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

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