Fighting vessel; War boat; Burmese

Scale: Unknown. A model of a Burmese war boat made entirely in wood the exterior of which is stained a mahogany brown colour and the top and interior a dark blackish brown. The model appears to be carved from a single piece of wood and the hull shape is extremely long and narrow with a shallow draught. The bow is very low with a flat foredeck. There is a high sheer to the stern which terminates in a decoratively carved filial resembling bamboo poles. The model has no bulwarks or strakes and the top of the hull is flat. There are 18 thwarts in total with a plank running the entire length of the centre connecting them.