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Object Number
83-15-70/30229
Display Title
Carved wooden paddle, old
Descriptions
Object Description
Carved wooden paddle, old. Paddle is made of dark reddish wood, finely carved with mostly geometric designs of x's, zigzags and triangles. Half moons and several "sun' motifs (at the end of the stem/beginning of blade, on blade and on the back of the top knob). Stem is 106 cm. long, blade is oblong-shaped and 59 and 13 cm wide, diameter of top knob is 9.5 cm. Tip of the blade is slightly damaged.
Inventory Description
Paddle, overall incised designs, circular handle tip, elongated oval head
Classification
- Paddle
Department
Ethnographic
Date
pre 1800
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
France
/
French Polynesia
/
Austral Islands
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 165 x 13 x 9.5 cm (64 15/16 x 5 1/8 x 3 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
30229
Credit Line
Dr. W. Sturgis Bigelow, 1883
Provenance
Collector
Col. Perkins
(ca. 1800)
Donor
Dr. William Sturgis Bigelow
(1883)
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