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Object Number 986-14-70/5540
Display Title Canoe paddle
Descriptions
Object Description Canoe paddle. Leaf shaped paddle with naive repairs along one side made with string. Long, round, sleek handle.
Inventory Description Paddle, cylindrical wood handle, flat leaf shape blade, split, repaired with fib
Classification
  • Paddle
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
Additional Geographic Terms Melanesia
Dimensions Overall: 139.8 x 18.8 cm (55 1/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 986-14-70/5540
Provenance
Collector Byron Harvey, III (1986)
Donor Byron Harvey, III (1986)

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