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Wooden fire paddle - used for stirring coals in pots
Wooden fire paddle - used for stirring coals in pots
Object Number 51-60-50/8831
Display Title Wooden fire paddle - used for stirring coals in pots
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wooden paddle, long handle, short, flat blade, plain.
Classification
  • Paddle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Garu; Tsum Kwe Pan, near
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 39.5 x 3.9 x 1.8 cm (15 9/16 x 1 9/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 51-60-50/8831
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (Summer 1951)

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