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Object Number
2007.18.22
Display Title
Fire paddle
Descriptions
Object Description
Fire paddle
Inventory Description
Paddle, carved wood, cylindrical handle, elongated oval head, cracked
Classification
- Paddle
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1963-1964 or earlier
Culture
- San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Botswana
Additional Geographic Terms
Kalahari Desert
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 76 x 8.5 x 2.6 cm (29 15/16 x 3 3/8 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2007.18.22
Credit Line
Gift of Irven DeVore
Provenance
Collector
Irven DeVore
(1963-1964 - 12/27/07)
Donor
Irven DeVore
(1963-1964 - 12/27/07)
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