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1884.81.52.1

Wooden hull inlaid with pearl shell, part of boat model 1884.81.52. [ZM 23/3/2016]

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1884.81.52.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden hull inlaid with pearl shell, part of boat model 1884.81.52. [ZM 23/3/2016]
Long description
Model hull of one half of a double canoe, inlaid with pearl shell; part of the rectangular stern is missing. [ZM 23/3/2016]
Geographical reference
Cook Islands
Oceania > Polynesia > Cook Islands
Manihiki
Date / Period
Date made: 1800-1874
Date collected
Prior to 1874
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Pearl Shell, Material Plant Fibre, Material Plant Fibre Yarn, Material Sennit Coconut Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Material Sennit Coconut Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Inlaid, Process Woven, Process Stitched, Process Tied, Process Perforated, Process Dyed
Dimensions
Height: max 455 mm, Width: max 138 mm, Length: max 829 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.81.52.1 PR Cat other PR nos: 1608

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