Wooden model oar painted red to go with model boat. [FB 4/5/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden model oar painted red to go with model boat. [FB 4/5/2017]
Geographical reference: Africa
Africa
Person: Field collector Melville William Hilton-Simpson; PRM source Melville William Hilton-Simpson
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1913/1914?, uncertain
Date collected: By 1913/1914?
Acquisition information: Found unentered: 04/05/2017
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Painted, Process Perforated
Dimensions: Depth: max 16 mm, Width: max 27 mm, Length: max 589 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 2017.96.1.4

Search terms: Model, Figure, Navigation, Boat

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