Canoe Hull Fragment

65-48-1K

From: Caroline Islands | Truk Islands

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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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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