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Object Number 47-72-70/5324
Display Title Canoe paddle (wood), carved handle, curvilinear motifs.
Descriptions
Inventory Description Paddle, leaf-shaped ridged blade with perforations, cylindrical handle
Classification
  • Paddle
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Mai River
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 165 x 16.5 x 3.4 cm (64 15/16 x 6 1/2 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-72-70/5324

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