. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. CATALOGUE OF THE AVATERCRAFT COLLECTIOIN^. 253 This model has no flagpole, such as is common to larger prahus; the pennants are hoisted by halj-ards passing through a hole at the mastheads. Collected by W. Henry. Cat. Xo. 3,895 Model of Dayak prahu. '' Dayak is the name given to all the wild tribes of Sumatra and Celebes, but is particularly applied to those of Borneo, where they are most ;—Encyclopedia of India, page 30. The lug- ligged prahu used by the Dayaks is called " bajak " by FIG. 82. DAYAK LU
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. CATALOGUE OF THE AVATERCRAFT COLLECTIOIN^. 253 This model has no flagpole, such as is common to larger prahus; the pennants are hoisted by halj-ards passing through a hole at the mastheads. Collected by W. Henry. Cat. Xo. 3,895 Model of Dayak prahu. '' Dayak is the name given to all the wild tribes of Sumatra and Celebes, but is particularly applied to those of Borneo, where they are most ;—Encyclopedia of India, page 30. The lug- ligged prahu used by the Dayaks is called " bajak " by FIG. 82. DAYAK LUG-KIGGED PRAHU CALLED " ; This model has a sharp, hollow bow; moderately raking; curved stem, projecting forward at top and having attached a long, curiously carved head; sharp floor; quick turn to bilge; moderately sharp hollow aftersection below superstructure, with strongly curved sternpost; large square stern; flat below. The stern is the afterend of a superstructure which rests uj^on the after part of the hull, and is supported at the sides by two strong beams which are laid across the vessel and extend some distance beyond the sides—far enough for a plank footway to rest upon each side of the quarter. The vessel is decked with a large deck house between the mainmast and foremast, and a hatchway abaft the mainmast. On each side are projecting open galleries for oarsmen. Forward is a long pointed platform extending far beyond the bow, to the extremity of the long head, and having a sort of vertical cap at its end to receive the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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