Plant fibre fragment associated with the canoe 1893.42.7 .1. See records 1893.42.7 .1 - .13 for all items associated with this canoe. [ASh [OPS move] 11/10/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Plant fibre fragment associated with the canoe 1893.42.7 .1. See records 1893.42.7 .1 - .13 for all items associated with this canoe. [ASh [OPS move] 11/10/2016]
Long description: Model outrigger canoe and float in 13 pieces [.1-.13]. The canoe [.1] has part of the outrigger frame attached and is decorated with carved designs and white and black pigment. One side [.2] has become detached. [.3 and .4] are carved and painted canoe prows with cowrie shells tied on each with plant fibre string. [.5 and .6] are a piece of carved and painted wood that has broken into two pieces. [.6] has a piece of plant leaf threaded through one of the holes. [.7-.10] are pieces of the outrigger frame and all are bound with lengths of plant fibre or plant fibre string. [.11] is a piece of plant fibre and [.12] is a piece of plant leaf, possibly part of [.6]. The float [.13] is carved at both ends and coloured with white pigment. Several holes have been made along the top into which short palm wood sticks have been inserted [SM (Verve) 18/03/2013]
Geographical reference: Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Person: Field collector Hugh Hastings Romilly; PRM source Augustus Wollaston Franks
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1886
Date collected: 1886
Acquisition information: Donated: 1893
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Plant Leaf, Material Cowrie Shell, Material Plant Fibre Yarn, Material Pigment, Material Plant Fibre, Process Carved, Process Carpentered, Process Tied, Process Perforated, Process Painted, Process Twisted
Dimensions: Width: max 6 mm, Length: max 140 mm approx
Object numbers: Accession number: 1893.42.7.11

Search terms: Model, Navigation, Canoe

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