TAA i.3.1.9

Page number
9
Caption
Note for scientific publication on boats
Creator
Date of creation
c. 1923-1939
Material
Paper
Pencil
Measurements
22.8 x 17.8 cm (h x w)
Notes

Handwritten notes on a model canoe and solar barks, page 6.

Transcription

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CANOE

313. Model boat for hunting the hippopotamus and fowling

 

A primitive form of CANOE developed from the reed float

 

The bow and stern rising in a curved line and ending in papyrus umbels.

 

288, 286
307, 311. Solar? day & night.

 

a kind of craft light craft of primitive form, of the type developed 

from the reed float, bottom rounded by but/<with reed bottom> flattened under/<under the> bow 

and stern, capap capable of navigating shallow waters with 

minimum draught and maximum load, <in fact,> in shape reminding one 

of the Venetian Gondola

 

Carvel built joined fore and aft to the stem and stern pieces.