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1884.81.16.11

Carved and stained wooden oar, part of model Chinese war junk 1884.81.16 [ZM 11/2/2016]

1884.81.16.11

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Collection type
Object
Description
Carved and stained wooden oar, part of model Chinese war junk 1884.81.16 [ZM 11/2/2016]
Geographical reference
China
Asia > Eastern Asia > China
Unknown
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1874
Date collected
Prior to 1874
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Stained
Dimensions
Width: max 16 mm, Length: max 263 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.81.16.11 PR Cat other PR nos: 2721
Research and responses

It is not stated in any of the primary sources which object [and where it was] the boat was modelled on. It was presumably used as example of a missing link in one of the series. [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]

Search terms: Navigation, Model, Boat, Paddle

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