Model of canoe, wood, single outrigger with 2 booms, no masts or sails, sides incised, inlaid with geometric design and word "Samoa"; mounted on wood black. 50.0 cm. 23 oars. Used for lagoon fishing within the reef. one man.
Donor:
Caroline Mytinger
Collection place:
Western Samoa, Polynesia, Oceania
Culture or time period:
Samoan
Collector:
Caroline Mytinger
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions