Native Wooden boat

Object/Artifact

Rocky Ford Museum

Name/Title

Native Wooden boat

Entry/Object ID

1979.107.1

Description

Hand carved from solid piece of wood by natives of Atafu Island. Long. Type used to unload service men from the ship upon arrival at Atafu. Mr. Woods was located at Atafu Island (Phoenix group) South of Equator and east of Australia during WWII.

Cataloged By

Thomas Kyle Mullins

Acquisition

Accession

1979.107

Created By

Thomas Kyle Mullins

Create Date

March 13, 2025

Updated By

Thomas Kyle Mullins

Update Date

March 15, 2025