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Object Number
99-12-70/53397
Display Title
Paddle-shaped staff
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Paddle, cylindrical handle, elongated leaf-shaped head, ridged band
Classification
- Paddle
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1899
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
France
/
French Polynesia
/
Austral Islands?
Additional Geographic Terms
Probably Tubuai, Southeast Pacific
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 266 x 8.1 x 4.1 cm (104 3/4 x 3 3/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
99-12-70/53397
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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