Bark canoe
Maker
Don Miller
(1937-1989)
Maker
David Isaacs
(1965)
Maker
Arthur King
(-1995)
Maker
Jemima Miller
(1940)
Date1988
Object numberV00004853
NameCanoe
MediumMessmate tree bark
DimensionsOverall: 762 x 3960 x 610 mm, 28.9 kg
Display Dimensions: 3810 x 585 x 650 mm
Display Dimensions: 3810 x 585 x 650 mm
ClassificationsVessels and fittings
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionCanoe, constructed by hand from the bark of a Messmate tree, a species of Eucalyptus (tetradonta).
Made in the Northern Territory community of Borroloola, 1988.
