Model Of Outrigger Canoe
date: label: Collection Date
content: 1942 to 1943
name: label: Collector
content: Mrs. Mary D. Lowry
label: Donor Name
content: Mrs. Mary D. Lowry
notes: label: Notes
content: From catalog card: "Hull hollowed out of wood, bird-head figure-head, burned geometric designs on surface; strakes 1 1/4" high, outrigger has 3 booms, corssed stitch connections and single float 10" long; notched sprit-sail. Model paddle."
label: Notes
content: Card says locality is "Meli, New Hebrides". This appears to be a small island off Mele Bay, Efate. Older maps use the spelling 'Meli' (e.g. General Catalogue of Mariners' Charts and Books: Corrected to July 1, 1929, By United States. Hydrographic Office, p. 121)
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Feb 2022
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Meli Island, Efate Island, Shefa Province, Vanuatu, Melanesia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 180560
label: USNM Number
content: E386701-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Canoe Model
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 39.4 cm