Boat Kufa & Paddles
date: label: Accession Date
content: 30 Jan 1891
label: Collection Date
content: 1890
name: label: Collector
content: Rev. John P. Peters
label: Donor Name
content: Rev. John P. Peters
notes: label: Notes
content: From card: "...The boat is made of bent sticks (round in cross-section) which are lashed in a spaced pattern with cord of about 1/4" diam., and is covered over the outside and bottom of inside with black pitch. ..." As of 2013, there are 2 paddles also for this boat.
label: Notes
content: Description of boat in accession file calls it a "kufa or native boat of wicker and bitumen."
label: Notes
content: Asphalt also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum. It may be found in natural deposits or may be a refined product.
label: Notes
content: Caution: plaster used in the construction of the boat may contain asbestos.
label: Notes
content: In the Report of the United States National Museum for 1931, under "Report on the Department of Anthropology" by Walter Hough, under the sub heading of "Installation and preservation of collections", p. 50, it says: "A group showing the ancient round boat, or kufa, used on the Tigris and Euphrates was installed. Aid in costuming the group was given by N. J. Cotta of Baghdad." It may be assumed that E151716 was part of this display.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 15 May 2017
label: Specimen Count
content: 3
place: label: Place
content: Baghdad, Iraq, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 023986
label: USNM Number
content: E151716-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Boat / Paddle