Model boat

Museum number:
11-39349a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm211139349a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.4565
Description:
canoe model, wood, outrigger; solid hull, with "Suva, Fiji, 1959" incised on outside of hull; bamboo platform nailed to hull; solid outrigger lashed to platform with pegs and string; L 63.0 cm X W (overall) 27.5 cm; b) sail, woven reed, triangular; lashed to bamboo booms on long edges with colored string; L 51.7 cm X W33.5 cm.
Donor:
Norden H. Cheatham
Collection place:
Suva, Viti Levu Island, Fiji Islands
Culture or time period:
Fijian
Collector:
Norden H. Cheatham
Collection date:
1959
Materials:
Bamboo (material) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Department:
Oceania
Dimensions:
a— length 63 centimeters, a— width 27.5 centimeters, b— length 51.7 centimeters, and b— width 33.5 centimeters
Loans:
S1995-1996 #16c: SFO Museum (August 26, 1996–unknown)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Model boat, accession number 11-39349a,b, described as canoe model, wood, outrigger; solid hull, with "Suva, Fiji, 1959" incised on outside of hull; bamboo platform nailed to hull; solid outrigger lashed to platform with pegs and string; L 63.0 cm X W (overall) 27.5 cm; b) sail, woven reed, triangular; lashed to bamboo booms on long edges with colored string; L 51.7 cm X W33.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Model boat, accession number 11-39349a,b, described as canoe model, wood, outrigger; solid hull, with "Suva, Fiji, 1959" incised on outside of hull; bamboo platform nailed to hull; solid outrigger lashed to platform with pegs and string; L 63.0 cm X W (overall) 27.5 cm; b) sail, woven reed, triangular; lashed to bamboo booms on long edges with colored string; L 51.7 cm X W33.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Model boat, accession number 11-39349a,b, described as canoe model, wood, outrigger; solid hull, with "Suva, Fiji, 1959" incised on outside of hull; bamboo platform nailed to hull; solid outrigger lashed to platform with pegs and string; L 63.0 cm X W (overall) 27.5 cm; b) sail, woven reed, triangular; lashed to bamboo booms on long edges with colored string; L 51.7 cm X W33.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Model boat, accession number 11-39349a,b, described as canoe model, wood, outrigger; solid hull, with "Suva, Fiji, 1959" incised on outside of hull; bamboo platform nailed to hull; solid outrigger lashed to platform with pegs and string; L 63.0 cm X W (overall) 27.5 cm; b) sail, woven reed, triangular; lashed to bamboo booms on long edges with colored string; L 51.7 cm X W33.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Model boat, accession number 11-39349a,b, described as canoe model, wood, outrigger; solid hull, with "Suva, Fiji, 1959" incised on outside of hull; bamboo platform nailed to hull; solid outrigger lashed to platform with pegs and string; L 63.0 cm X W (overall) 27.5 cm; b) sail, woven reed, triangular; lashed to bamboo booms on long edges with colored string; L 51.7 cm X W33.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Model boat, accession number 11-39349a,b, described as canoe model, wood, outrigger; solid hull, with "Suva, Fiji, 1959" incised on outside of hull; bamboo platform nailed to hull; solid outrigger lashed to platform with pegs and string; L 63.0 cm X W (overall) 27.5 cm; b) sail, woven reed, triangular; lashed to bamboo booms on long edges with colored string; L 51.7 cm X W33.5 cm.

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