Model Boat

Dateundated

Mediumwood, fiber, mother of pearl

Dimensions3 ft., 1 3/4 × 21 3/4 in. (91.4 × 4.4 × 55.2 cm)

Object number1979.48.26.2

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionEarly native canoes made of dark wood with round inlays of Mother-of-Pearl on the sides at bow and stern. Palm leaves have been lashed to the sides where boat has been hollowed out to form the cockpit.Label TextKūki 'Āirani maker once known (Kūki ‘Airani/Cook Islands), vaka taurua (model double hulled canoe), undated. Wood, fiber, and mother-of-pearl, 4 x 1 7/8 x 21 1/2 in., New Bedford Whaling Museum, 1979.48.26.1-2.ProvenanceCollected by Captain Albert Alexander Thomas; donated by his grandchildren

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