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1884.81.52.2

Sail, part of boat model 1884.81.52. [ZM 23/3/2016]

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1884.81.52.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Sail, part of boat model 1884.81.52. [ZM 23/3/2016]
Long description
Model sail made from two carved wooden poles, or masts, tied with yarn to a triangular piece of woven and dyed plant fibre, probably sennit. [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 Plant Fibre, Material Plant Fibre Yarn, Material Pigment, Material Sennit Coconut Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Material Sennit Coconut Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Process Carved, Process Woven, Process Tied, Process Dyed
Dimensions
Height: max 360 mm, Width: max 190 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.81.52.2 PR Cat other PR nos: 1608

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