Carved panel from ALOHA (Bark : 1910)

carved panel

FURNITURE & FURNISHINGS - WATERCRAFT
von Rydingsvard, Karl
after 1910
wood
Overall: 6 7/8 x 29 3/8 x 1 1/8 in.

Carved bas-relief finished teak panel from auxiliary steel bark ALOHA II. Part of frieze depicting evolution of water craft, No. 7, Indian canoe: starboard view of Indian paddling canoe. Four bolt holes, 2 at each end. Stamped in wood on back "...D END AFT DECK HOUSE 177" and "FREEZE" and "...AWT SHIP". Long edges beveled. [Unsigned but possibly Karl von Rydingsvard; see 1959.676-681, 698 for panels signed "K. von R."]

UNIDENTIFIED Indian canoe
1959.688