On 23 January 1909, the members of the Hamburg South Sea Expedition came across the outrigger boat on the island of Mandok, which was still under construction at the time, and acquired it for the Museum für Völkerkunde. After its completion, it was collected from the nearby island of Tuam on 8 May 1909 and prepared for direct transport to Hamburg.
Mandok, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
wood, pandanus, bast rope, pigments
not documented
L (boat hull): 11,58 m; L (attachment): 9,70m; H: 92 cm; W: (box): 50 cm
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