FMNH 240363.A

Scanner: Aidan Hercules : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology
Transcriber: Emma Cieslik : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology Collections
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Description: scan of catalog card [FRONT] [MAIN BODY] Field Museum of Natural History-Ethnology | [Field Museum Subject Code written in red] 22-52 | Provenience: Upper Guinea Coast and Cameroons, Village of Bijante, Island of Babaque, Portuguese Guinea | People of Culture: Bijago | Object: boat model | Material: wood | Description: Prow has a cow's head in black with horns and ears in back and red and a triangular patch on the brow. Cow has red, horizontal, diamond-shaped eyes and open, red lipped mouth. Boat is natural wood color with carved black designs. Center of each side has cross-hatch design bordered by Xs [X underlined] which are bordered in turn by 2 vertical lines. On upper edges, pattern of slanted lines surrounds center zig-zag pattern. Red and black beehive shape on stern holds detachable red and black flag ( ). (Over) | Dimensions (in cm.): A: l., 77.5; h., 22.6; w., 15.4 | Collection: Gift of Dr. & Mrs. R.H. Strotz, July 19, 1974; collected by Michael Strotz, 10/72--5/73. | [LEFT MARGIN] A | ENT | 240363 | Field No. | Neg. No. | Acc. 3271 | [BACK] Flag is painted on one side only. Raised platform in prow has 2 unpainted flags ( and ). Wooden figure ( ) seated facing forward in stern holds rudder paddle in his outstretched hands. He wear a carved black hat and loincloth. His eyebrows, pupils, and mustache are black; his beard, black-striped. he has a pointed nose and pursed lips. 2 paddlers sit on each of 3 benches attached to sides of boat. They have black brows, pupils, hair, and black breechcloths and each wears a red-edged black hat. Each paddler holds a black-handled paddle with a red and black X [X underlined] pattern on the blade. A peg braces each paddle against the paddler. | Catalogue #240363 |