Model Canoe Item Number: C848 a-c from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Wooden model canoe (parts a-c) with one outrigger. The canoe has an oval-like shape with pointed ends, a rounded bottom and interior. The surface is painted red and black with white on the bow and stern which have small sections of shallow engraving. Across the top of the canoe are six pieces of bamboo that extend out to the pontoon and also support twelve thinner stripes of bamboo that run in opposite direction. The pontoon or float (part b) is cylindrical in shape is black with pointed, tapered ends. Inside of the canoe is a small, carved wooden paddle (part c).
Item History
- Made in Papua New Guinea ? before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Model Canoe
- Identification Number
- C848 a-c
- Type of Item
- canoe
- Material
- wood, rattan, bamboo grass, paint, lime mineral and fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved, tied and painted
- Part A
- height 86.1 cm, width 22.5 cm, depth 10.1 cm
- Part B
- height 83.6 cm, diameter 3.9 cm
- Part C
- height 25.6 cm, width 22.2 cm, depth 0.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- New Guinea
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Papua New Guinea ?
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 60
- Accession Number
- 2191/1156 a-c