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Object Number
99-12-70/53486
Display Title
Carved paddle
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Paddle, carved wood, ovate blade, flared knob handle, geometric pattern
Classification
- Paddle
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1899
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
France
/
French Polynesia
/
Austral Islands
/
High Island
Additional Geographic Terms
Austral Islands
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 85 x 18.3 x 6.7 cm (33 7/16 x 7 3/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53486
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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