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Wooden paddle with painted totemic design on blade
Wooden paddle with painted totemic design on blade
Object Number 36-45-10/6098
Display Title Wooden paddle with painted totemic design on blade
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden paddle with painted totemic design on blade - painted on both sides
Inventory Description Paddle, ridged ovoid blade, red and black bird designs, cylindrical knob
Classification
  • Paddle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tlingit?
  • Haida?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials Wood, Pigment, Cedar
Dimensions Overall: 161.4 x 14.2 x 3.7 cm (63 9/16 x 5 9/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-45-10/6098
Provenance
Collector Dr. Roland Burrage Dixon (1898)
Donor Dr. Alfred M. Tozzer (April 20, 1936)

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