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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
Materials
Wood, Plant fiber, Fiber
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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