268 BUIoLETIX 127, UNITED STATES XATIONAL MUSEUM, 



The model represents a rough, open, keel dugout, with round 

 bilge and long slanting convex ends; strongly raking stem, project- 

 ing above and beyond the hull and having a flat circular knob at its 

 top ; straight part of keel short ; after part rises at an acute angle ; 

 stern of canoe shallow ; has one mast stepped nearly amidships and 

 raking strongly forward ; a single large settee sail. 



Dimensions of canoe. — Length, over all, 16 feet 3 inches; of hull, 

 13 feet 6 inches; beam, 3 feet 6 inches; depth, inside, 18 inches; 

 mast, above thwart, 10 feet 6 inches; yard, 19 feet; oar, 9 feet 9 

 inches. Scale of model, 1 inch equals 1 foot. 

 Gift of Surg. Gen. Francis Day. Cat. No. 160,152 U.S.N.M. 



Model of Laccadive Islands fishing canoe. 



Dugout canoes of this form are used at the Laccadive Islands, 

 mostly in the lagoons. The model represents a crude, canoe-shaped, 

 double-ended, keelless dugout with round bottom curving up at 

 ends; bow and stern sharp and overhanging; straight on top; it 

 has two thwarts and a single mast stepped a little abaft amidships 

 and raking strongly forward; it has a large settee sail; is steered 

 with an oar. 



Dimensions of canoe. — Length over all, 15 feet 6 inches; beam, 



2 feet "IJ inches; outside depth, 2 feet; mast, above gunwale, 9 feet 



3 inches; yard, 11 feet. Scale of model, 1 inch equals 1 foot. 



Gift of Surg. Gen. Francis Day. Cat. No. 160,153 U.S.N.M. 



Model of Madras boat. 



Boats of this type are used at Madras, India, for conveying pas- 

 sengers and freight through the surf to and from ships lying in the 

 roads. Their extremely light and elastic construction combines 

 strength with excessive buo3'ancy, while the form enables them to 

 ride safely over high seas and to carry a large cargo on a compara- 

 tiA-ely light draft. 



The boat is wide and has a deep, flat bottom ; built of thin planks 

 of strong and elastic hardwood sewn together with a sort of diamond 

 stitch on the inside passing over strips of coir, which are thus held 

 against the seams to secure tightness. There are no frames except 

 the stem and sternpost, which are likewise sewed to the boat. No 

 fastening is used except coir twine. The boat has a full convex 

 bow with raking stem; short, flat bottom; flaring side, full stern; 

 strongly raking sternpost; a rather strong sheer; eight crossbeams 

 which extend beyond the gunwales and are notched to fit over the 

 latter, thus making the sides more rigid; a sort of double platform 

 at the bow ; large single thole pins lashed on the sides ; steering oar 

 with comparatively long blade; other oars with short spade-shaped 

 blades lashed to long, slim handles. 



