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Description: | Scale: Unknown. A model of a Nyanza canoe (Lake Victoria, East Africa) made entirely in wood which is unpainted and unvarnished. The hull consists of a dugout base with broad planks sewn onto it with raffia fibre, with large vertical stiches over lathes. The dugout base is extended into a ram-like projection that terminates in a vertical elbow piece, this 'false prow' is circular in section. The large beams which pierce the sides of the boat emerge as bosses and are used as thwarts. There are a total of six thwarts. A projection through the bow which is circular in section and tapers at the ends extend beyond the widest part of the boat. The model was originally equipped with paddles and a bailer but these are now missing.
TRIM Reference GEN/36069. Origionally equipped with paddles and a bailer, now missing.
caption: Canoe Nyanca - Port Broadside
caption: Canoe Nyanca - Bow three quarter
caption: Canoe Nyance - Stern quarter
caption: unavailable | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | boats models (representations) | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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