Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0477-0055A-C | |
| Category | Carvings; Watercraft | |
| Object Name | Outrigger canoe model | |
| Culture | Micronesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Federated States of Micronesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Pohnpei (Ponape) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Island: Pohnpei (Ponape); Village: Dolonier, Eastern Caroline Islands | |
| Maker's Name | John Uwashin | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1977 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Hibiscus wood; Bamboo; Coconut sennit rope | |
| Description | A: Model of outrigger canoe consisting of hand carved one-piece dugout canoe with straight keel and identically tapered prow and stern, fitted with single outrigger lashed to canoe with series of poles and coconut fiber cordage; Various components are either pegged or tied together; Also lashed to the outrigger frame are three single-blade oars, each with a leaf-shaped blade and extended handle; B: Inside the canoe is a canoe bailer, carved from a separate piece of wood; Neither the canoe nor any of its tools are painted or decorated. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.7, Width = 19.4, Length = 52.3 | |