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Object #     4-13175
Object name     Model Outrigger, Model Soatau
Culture of Origin     Samoa
Materials     Wood, Sennit, Lime
Techniques     Carved, Lashed
Dimensions     L: 25.7 in, W: 11.5 in, H: 4.7 in
Exhibit Label    

Like a full-sized outrigger, this model soatau reflects Samoan's close relationship with their South Pacific environment. Twisted coconut fibers are used to lash the canoe together rather than animal sinew. Even the design is influenced by the way regional marine animals move through water.
Source     Mr. Stanley Allen Hulbert
Location     Samoa
Credit     Gift of Stanley Allen Hulbert


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