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Head of carved wooden paddle
Head of carved wooden paddle
Object Number 2004.24.25764
Display Title Head of carved wooden paddle
Descriptions
Object Description Head of carved wooden paddle (4 3/8" high at center)
Keywords
  • Effigy
  • Studio
  • Ethnographic
  • Water Transport
Subject
  • Paddle
  • Wood
Department Photographic
Date 1969
Artist Arsen E. Charles
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / France / French Polynesia / Austral Islands / High Island
Materials Negative, black and white
Dimensions Overall: 10.16 x 12.7 cm (4 x 5 in.)

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