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Object Number 2004.24.22071A
Display Title Carved paddle, detail
Descriptions
Object Description Carved paddle, detail, 33 3/4" length
Subject
  • Artifact
  • Paddle
Department Photographic
Date 1955
Artist Frederick P. Orchard
Culture
  • Polynesian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Zealand / Cook Islands
Dimensions Overall: 8.26 x 11.43 cm (3 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.)

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