Canoe Hull Fragment
65-48-1K
From: Caroline Islands | Truk Islands
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | 65-48-1K |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Caroline Islands | Truk Islands |
Date Made | 1965 |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Wood | Plant Fiber | Pigment |
Description | Piece of gunwale of hull of disassembled Truk paddling canoe. Strip broken off middle of port side gunwale, where outrigger assembly attaches. Outer face painted black, square cutout for outrigger boom. Remnants of coconut fiber lashing. |
Height | 10.5 cm |
Length | 92 cm |
Thickness | 4 cm |
Credit Line | Truk Island Expedition; W. Goodenough, 1965 |
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