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Object Number 00-8-70/55306
Display Title Canoe paddle - voce-ni-viti
Descriptions
Object Description Canoe paddle - voce-ni-viti
Inventory Description Paddle, carved wood, cylindrical handle, leaf-shaped head, rough, chipped
Classification
  • Paddle
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Fiji
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 131 x 27.5 x 3.3 cm (51 9/16 x 10 13/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 55306
Provenance
Collector Alexander Agassiz (1899-1900)
Collector Dr. William McMichael Woodworth (1899-1900)
Collector U.S. Fish Commission Ship Albatross Expedition (1899-1900)
Donor Donated by Alexander Agassiz (1900)

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