Paddle

29-175-379

From: Canada | British Columbia | Queen Charlotte Islands

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 29-175-379
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Haida
Provenience Canada | British Columbia | Queen Charlotte Islands
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood | Pigment
Description

Lanceolate-shaped blade. Rod-like handgrip, wider than stem and thicker. End of stem widened, flattened and notched next to grip. Narrow wedge-shaped piece cut out of stem next to grip. Identical red, black and green animal motifs painted on both sides of blade. Green hardly discernable on one side.

Length 123 cm
Width 16.5 cm
Depth 2.5 cm
Credit Line Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917
Other Number 6/9229 - Collector Number

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