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Description: | Scale: Unknown. A model of an oru or outrigger canoe from Sri Lanka made entirely in wood. The dugout hull is sewn to the washstrakes. An off-centre float has been carved from a single piece of wood and is connected to the hull by a pair of booms, which are comprised of two curved singlular pieces of timber. The mast, sails, steering oar, and boat hook(?) are stowed inside the hull. On a paper label applied to the port hull is written "15".
TRIM Reference GEN/36352
caption: ORU Outrigger canoe, Ceylon - Front
caption: ORU Outrigger canoe, Ceylon - Back
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | 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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