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Carved and painted wooden canoe paddle
Carved and painted wooden canoe paddle
Object Number 48-56-70/3097
Display Title Carved and painted wooden canoe paddle
Descriptions
Inventory Description Paddle, elliptical blade with elongated tip, painted human figure one side
Classification
  • Paddle
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 181.5 x 16.1 x 2.5 cm (71 7/16 x 6 5/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 48-56-70/3097
Credit Line Gift of Dr. Harry Clark, 1948
Provenance
Collector Dr. Harry Clark (1917 - 1948)

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