Live Auction 5682Lehman Brothers: Artwork and Ephemera
A CARVED WOOD MODEL OF A CEYLONESE DUG OUT OUTRIGGER PROA
Lot 1071

A CARVED WOOD MODEL OF A CEYLONESE DUG OUT OUTRIGGER PROA

LATE 20TH CENTURY

Closed29 September 2010

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GBP 2,000

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A CARVED WOOD MODEL OF A CEYLONESE DUG OUT OUTRIGGER PROA
LATE 20TH CENTURY
In a perspex case
The case -- 29 in. (73.7 cm.) high; 43½ in. (110.5 cm.) wide; 22½ in. (57 cm.) deep

Specialist note

The Ceylonese Proa was used for fishing, transportation and cargo carrying. The boat takes its name from its pattern of sail. The identical ends of the hull create an inter-changeable bow and stern, allowing the boat to sale in either direction depending on the wind.