Rigged model of Dhow, the 'Faida' and its tender
- Made:
- 1922-1932; 1958 in Africa, Lamu, Coast, Kenya and Kingston-upon-Thames
- maker:
- Barbara Mary Campbell and Maurice Castle-Smith
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Rigged model, scale 1:12, of a Dhow, the 'Faida' and its tender, by Maurice Castle-Smith, Lamu, Coast, Kenya, 1922-1932 and human figure by Barbara Mary Campbell, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England, 1958. The 'Faida' was built at Lamu for the East African coast trade.
Whole rigged model of the Lamu dhow 'Faida', and its tender, c. 1930. Scale 1:20
Details
- Category:
- Water Transport
- Object Number:
- 1932-624
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified), cotton (fibre), cotton (textile), silk, paint, bamboo and metal (unknown)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 900 mm x 1020 mm x 235 mm,
- type:
- model - representation and sailing vessel
- credit:
- Major M Castle-Smith
