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.
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Object Details
ID: | AAE0079 |
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Collection: | Ship models; World Cultures |
Type: | Full hull model |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Date made: | Before 1906 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 450 x 3370 x 270 mm |
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