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Object Number
58-18-70/3854A
Display Title
Carved and painted wooden ceremonial paddle
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Paddle, carved and painted figural design, head at top, flat ovoid blade, mended
Classification
- Paddle
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Solomon islands
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 104.4 x 14.2 x 5.3 cm (41 1/8 x 5 9/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
58-18-70/3854A; 1820.
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