Ethnographic boat model
Scale: circa 1:12. Ethnographic boat model of a market boat (circa 1880), used in Point de Galle, Sri Lanka. Double ended hull in soft wood, made up of sewn carvel planking with fibre caulking. Sheer to both stem and stern. Sternpost, keel and stempost made from single piece. Rudder hung externally on sternpost. Decked bow and stern, with deck beams extended through top planks, three at each end. Full width pitched cabin roof in thin fibre strips. Equipped with a mast and boom.
Object Details
| ID: | AAE0064 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Ship models |
| Type: | Ethnographic boat model |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 105 x 480 x 120 mm |
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