- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Model canoe with baler and two paddles. [ZM 30/3/2016]
- Long description
- Model comprising; a carved wooden canoe [.1] with purple and green dyed plant fibre fringing at the bow and the stern; a wooden baler [.2]; and two wooden paddles [.3-.4]. [ZM 30/3/2016]
- Geographical reference
- Central Uganda northwest Lake Victoria [or Victoria Nyanza] Kalangala district Sesse Islands
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1930
- Date collected
- By 1930
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1930
- Materials and processes
- Material Wood Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Perforated, Process Tied, Process Dyed
- Dimensions
- Length 1080 mm, Height: max 95 mm, Width: max 120 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1930.26.1
Search terms: Model, Navigation, Canoe Dug-out, Boat, Canoe Baler, Paddle
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