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Paddle, carved and painted
Object Number 99-12-70/53508
Display Title Paddle, carved and painted
Descriptions
Inventory Description Paddle, carved rectangular handle, diamond shaped head, painted designs
Classification
  • Paddle
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1899
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Zealand / Cook Islands / Mangaia Island
Additional Geographic Terms Cook Islands
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 165 x 27 x 4.2 cm (64 15/16 x 10 5/8 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 53508
Credit Line Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance Boston Museum
Donor David P. Kimball
Donor L. Cushing Kimball
Donor Augusta K. Horton

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