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Object Number 47-73-70/2799
Display Title Large wooden canoe paddle - fish tail
Descriptions
Inventory Description Paddle, cylindrical handle, carved cut-out tip, flattened double-pointed head
Classification
  • Paddle
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Sepik, Upper; Wogumas
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 263 x 18 x 4 cm (103 9/16 x 7 1/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-73-70/2799, L149

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