Model of Lanum proa, piratical vessel showing both Malay and Chinese influence

Made:
1850-1880 in Mindanao

Rigged model, scale 1:12, of an armed Lanum 'Proa', as used my the Moro people of Mindanao Island in the Philipines in about 1850, ornately painted.

Details

Category:
Water Transport
Object Number:
1929-1117
Materials:
wood (unidentified), paint, cotton (fibre), cotton (textile) and silk
Measurements:
overall: 1050 mm x 1468 mm x 360 mm,
crate: 1445 mm x 720 mm x 1790 mm,
type:
model - representation and sailing vessel
credit:
Victoria and Albert Museum, Indian Section