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Object Number
99-12-70/53396
Display Title
Paddle-shaped staff
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Paddle, carved wood, ovate grooved blade, ridged bands, woven knob cover
Classification
- Paddle
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1899
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
France
/
French Polynesia?
Additional Geographic Terms
Austral Islands?
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 311.8 x 10.8 x 5.2 cm (122 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53396
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance
Boston Museum
Donor
David P. Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99-12-70/53395 | Paddle-shaped staff |
Paddle
|
Austral Islands
| |
| 99-12-70/53397 | Paddle-shaped staff |
Paddle
|
Austral Islands?
| |
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Paddle
|
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| |
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Staff
|
Tahiti
| |
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Paddle
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 83-15-70/30229 | Carved wooden paddle, old |
Paddle
|
Austral Islands
| |
| 29-56-70/D3265 | Canoe paddles |
Paddle
|
Solomon islands
| |
| 99-12-70/53488 | Carved paddle |
Paddle
|
Austral Islands
| |
| 95-20-70/48446.1 | Paddle, carved wood, ovate blade, flared knob, geometric pattern, chipped |
Paddle
|
Austral Islands
| |
| 95-20-70/48446.2 | Paddle, carved wood, ovate blade, flared knob, geometric pattern, mended |
Paddle
|
Austral Islands
| |
| 23-47-70/D1793 | Paddles |
Paddle
|
Solomon islands
| |
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Paddle
|
Uganda
|