Boat Model, Coracle
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content: The model represents a small boat called a coracle, native to Wales, Great Britain. This type of coracle originated from the Towy River (Tywi, in Welsh). Only about 5 feet long, the coracle was made of sawn ash withies (flexible tree branches) covered with animal skin. The coracle was carried on a person’s back by a leather strap across the chest and was paddled with a wooden oar. Towy River coracles were used for salmon and sewin (sea trout) fishing, with a net between two coracles. This model was acquired by the Smithsonian in 1906.
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content: Work and Industry: Maritime
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content: Transportation
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content: Ship Models
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TR.237858
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content: 237858
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content: 45562
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coracle, model
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 3/4 in x 7 1/2 in x 4 5/8 in; 4.445 cm x 19.05 cm x 11.7475 cm