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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. There is an off centre float that has been carved from a single piece of wood and is connected to the hull by a pair of booms. The two booms are made from two pieces of wood and bound together with cord or wire wrapped. There is a furled sail and mast stored at the bottom of the hull. On a paper label applied to the side of model is "14".
TRIM Reference GEN/36355
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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