Model of double outrigger boat
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Model of double outrigger boat.
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Subject
Model boat
Date
Date made: 1885
Type
Model
Identifier
1909.30.93
Origin
Pasig River, Manila, Philippines
Materials
Bamboo, palm spathe leaf, wood, cotton yarn
Processes: Carved, glued.
Processes: Carved, glued.
Physical Dimensions
Length 435 mm
Width 136 mm
Width 136 mm
Provenance
Julia Maclear.
Field collector: John Fiot Lee Pearse Maclear; HMS Flying Fish. Collected 1885.
Field collector: John Fiot Lee Pearse Maclear; HMS Flying Fish. Collected 1885.
Acquisition Date
1909
Short description
This boat was studied by Roderick Stead, Research Student at University of Southampton, on 16 January 2015. He noted this type of boat is a log boat. It is unusual to have side boards along the top of the sides. It is also unusual to see splayed outriggers, not parallel to the hull. It looks like it is for river use. Paddles and poles can be used to move the boat. Sea faring boats usually have outriggers square to the hull and have a sail. It is unusual to have an added floor in this type of boat. Stead suggested the boat may be a model of a passenger ferry.
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Not on display
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“Model of double outrigger boat,” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed May 2, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/27701.
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