Model Of Jangada
date: label: Accession Date
content: 30 Aug 1922
name: label: Donor Name
content: Robert B. Johnston
notes: label: Notes
content: From Card: "Flat hull, leg of mutton sail"
label: Notes
content: According to a letter from the donor, dated August 24, 1922, the body/hull of the boat is made of a type of Balsa wood (of which there are 5 kinds in Brazil). Three men are required for each boat. A full size boat is roughly 12' by 6'. There is a bench on the stern for the steersman, who uses two slots to help hold the rudder. There is a barrel for drinking water, a covered tub for food, a basket to catch fish, and a wooden scoop to wet down the sail (so that it will better take the wind). There is also a peg and slot in the bow for the anchor line. A stone is used for an anchor. The donor was told that the boats, at times, go out for three or four days at a time. The donor believed that the boats were made only in Ceará (a northeastern state of Brazil). Once the boats were safely ashore, the captain divided the catch, which was then quickly sold to a waiting crowd. He stated "I do not think I would care to make a trip of any distance on one of these boats for in a rough sea they bob around at a great rate and you will note the sleeping quarters are very damp most of the time, in fact bare feet is in style."
label: Record Last Modified
content: 2 Dec 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Brazil, South America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 068796
label: USNM Number
content: E307255-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Boat Model